Anyone know what type of hen this is (new pics added)

[Chris09]

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You meen to tell me that chicken has a comb like this dark cornish?

http://www.feathersite.com/Poultry/CGA/Cornish/BRKCornish.html

That cornish in the link above has a pea comb...

 

[RuffTuffCreampuff]

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Mine lay almost every day. The ones I have right now that are old enough to lay, are from hatchery stock (younger ones from a different source), which tend to lay better.....since hatcheries breed for egg production, sometimes by cross breeding them several generations back to a breed with egg production.



Did yours come from a hatchery?

Pam

 

[RuffTuffCreampuff]

Looks like a young pullet pea comb to me.

Pam

 

[rodriguezpoultry]

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1. Dark Cornish Pullet
2. Production Red (hatchery RIR) pullet
3. White Plymouth Rock or White Cochin pullet
-------If it has feathered feet it's a Cochin, if it has clean legs and feet it's a White Rock.

 

[Adamjenzerr]

yes rufftuff it did

 

[rodriguezpoultry]

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You meen to tell me that chicken has a comb like this dark cornish?

http://www.feathersite.com/Poultry/CGA/Cornish/BRKCornish.html

That cornish in the link above has a pea comb...

Hatchery and exhibition pea combs are one of the many things that differ...

 

[Chris09]

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You meen to tell me that chicken has a comb like this dark cornish?

http://www.feathersite.com/Poultry/CGA/Cornish/BRKCornish.html

That cornish in the link above has a pea comb...

Hatchery and exhibition pea combs are one of the many things that differ...

I under stand that. What I see in the last pic. is a flat low comb that firm to the head. Im not tryin to start a fight here but that is what I see. Its not a good comb eather way.
If the bird was standing I may have said another breed..
Chris

 

[DTchickens]

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Hatchery and exhibition pea combs are one of the many things that differ...

I under stand that. What I see in the last pic. is a flat low comb that firm to the head. Im not tryin to start a fight here but that is what I see.
If the bird was standing I may have said another breed..
Chris

Some of the cornish on feathersite (Hens) have a low flat looking comb just like the hen if you look closely.

 

[RuffTuffCreampuff]

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Then ya'll should be cool! As far as my hatchery Cornishes go, they are pretty cool for just a backyard chicken. And like I said before mine lay well, but she might be the last of your three to come online.

Pam

 

[rodriguezpoultry]

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Hatchery and exhibition pea combs are one of the many things that differ...

I under stand that. What I see in the last pic. is a flat low comb that firm to the head. Im not tryin to start a fight here but that is what I see. Its not a good comb eather way.
If the bird was standing I may have said another breed..
Chris

When hatcheries breed, they just look for something that resembles the standard...they care very little for actual quality of the bird. Which, I'm sure you understand. It wouldn't be very profitable to go directly for lower production birds that produce few chicks...especially in the numbers that people order their birds in.