3rd Great Grandfather Holding a Chicken in Kentucky in the late 1800's

[Foley Hill Chicken Finger]

Hello everyone! I was going through some more old family photos, and I found a photo of my 3rd great grandfather holding a chicken. Unfortunately, I don't have a higher resolution or better scan of this photo, as it came from a cousin who passed a few years ago and he had gotten it years ago from some unknown person in the family. Any thoughts one what type of breed the chicken might be? He lived in Pendleton County, Kentucky, so that is where this photo was most likely taken sometime in the late 1800's or early 1900's. Thank you!

 

[N F C]

It's nice to have old family photos and get a peek back in time. I don't know what breed of chicken is in the picture, but how fun is that!

 

[theoldchick]

Wow! You have to be the only person with a vintage family photo of an ancestor holding a live chicken. How cool is that? Sorry, I can't tell what kind of hen that is.

 

[stuckinthecity]

That long neck makes me think some kind of aseel, Thai, or shamo cross hen. Gamefowl cross. Interestingly though I’ve seen some guinea/chicken hybrids that have this same build. And some peafowl chicken hybrids lol

 

[stuckinthecity]

Also looks like it has a pea or rose comb since it doesn’t appear big at all and we can’t see a single comb with points