Hen’s Breed?

[Frizzlett]

I got this hen, Gretchen, about a month ago. She is almost 11 months old. We were told she’s a Jersey Giant. But she doesn’t look like our other two Jersey’s that we’ve raised from 3 days old. Gretchen is brown instead of black like my other two. She’s now smaller than my Cochin rooster who is 4 months old. Shes also quite slender which I would expect from an egg breed. She is also only around 5 pounds. Nowhere near the mature weight of a Jersey. She has less weight for her size than the smaller two. I’ve looked at her feet. Sometimes they look pink, sometimes they look yellow. I really don’t believe she’s a Jersey. Maybe just a bad quality one? Or a mix? Thoughts?

Here she is.

Here is one of my little Jersey’s for color comparison.

 

[HorseGirlAbby]

Where did you get her? And can you get a picture of the bottom of her feet? I’m thinking she might be a chocolate Orpington, though she’s pretty small for that. Jerseys don’t come in brown.

 

[Frizzlett]

Where did you get her? And can you get a picture of the bottom of her feet? I’m thinking she might be a chocolate Orpington, though she’s pretty small for that. Jerseys don’t come in brown.

I got her from a local man downsizing his flock. I can get a picture of her feet later today. I think she brought in worms, which explains her lower weight. We recently dewormed and everyone is back to normal and gaining weight. But I don’t think she’s got another 5lbs of growth ahead of her.

 

[Frizzlett]

Here’s a picture of her body shape. She’s not an Orpington but the last picture made her look like it from the way she was standing.

 

[Gavinthechickenman]

I got this hen, Gretchen, about a month ago. She is almost 11 months old. We were told she’s a Jersey Giant. But she doesn’t look like our other two Jersey’s that we’ve raised from 3 days old. Gretchen is brown instead of black like my other two. She’s now smaller than my Cochin rooster who is 4 months old. Shes also quite slender which I would expect from an egg breed. She is also only around 5 pounds. Nowhere near the mature weight of a Jersey. She has less weight for her size than the smaller two. I’ve looked at her feet. Sometimes they look pink, sometimes they look yellow. I really don’t believe she’s a Jersey. Maybe just a bad quality one? Or a mix? Thoughts?

Here she is.


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Here is one of my little Jersey’s for color comparison.

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I don’t believe that she is a jersey giant where did you get her from?

 

[Gavinthechickenman]

I got this hen, Gretchen, about a month ago. She is almost 11 months old. We were told she’s a Jersey Giant. But she doesn’t look like our other two Jersey’s that we’ve raised from 3 days old. Gretchen is brown instead of black like my other two. She’s now smaller than my Cochin rooster who is 4 months old. Shes also quite slender which I would expect from an egg breed. She is also only around 5 pounds. Nowhere near the mature weight of a Jersey. She has less weight for her size than the smaller two. I’ve looked at her feet. Sometimes they look pink, sometimes they look yellow. I really don’t believe she’s a Jersey. Maybe just a bad quality one? Or a mix? Thoughts?

Here she is.


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Here is one of my little Jersey’s for color comparison.

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Where did you get her ? At her age she should be a lot bigger than that but I agree with everyone else she’s a Orpington

 

[LaFleche]

She looks like a mix to me. Any close and sharp pictures of her comb?

 

[Frizzlett]

She looks like a mix to me. Any close and sharp pictures of her comb?

I’ll take some soon. Her comb is a little messed up, though. She’s missing feathers on her back and head too. Obviously was a favorite of her last rooster.

 

[Frizzlett]

Where did you get her ? At her age she should be a lot bigger than that but I agree with everyone else she’s a Orpington

Got her from a local guy. She’s not an Orpington. I wish she were. I love Orpingtons. But she doesn’t have the body shape for one. The original picture was her squatting to get a drink so she looks like one in that position. She’s quite tall and slender.

 

[Frizzlett]

She looks like a mix to me. Any close and sharp pictures of her comb?

Where did you get her? And can you get a picture of the bottom of her feet? I’m thinking she might be a chocolate Orpington, though she’s pretty small for that. Jerseys don’t come in brown.

Here’s the pictures. She’s quite “spicy “ today so sorry if the feet ones aren’t great lol.