Australorp, Maran or mix?

[Mal_03]

Hey guys,
I need help figuring out what breed my hen is, I purchased a bunch of blue and black Cochin bantams 6 months ago and amongst them a black chick, mistakenly got mixed up in the bunch.

She was always bigger than the rest and I thought maybe it's a bit older, little did I know she'd grow up to be a completely different breed. I love her, she is friendly, quiet and overall very peaceful but now I am just super confused at what to make of her, I tried to match her with pictures online and descriptions but I just got further confused. I've always kept Cochin bantams or Polish so I'm not familiar with other breeds, also, I doubt the hatchery which mixed them up would remember which other chicks they had last year, 6 months ago.

I really hope you all could tell me what breed she belongs to, pictures are below.

Thanks in advance!

 

[PouleChick]

Hi,
She's a cutie! Not an Australorp or a Marans (I've had both of theses - they don't have a crest like that or that shaped tail) so maybe a mix? Hopefully someone will be able to ID her for you.

 

[Brahmachicken240]

Silkie x black Australorp mix
She’s gorgeous

 

[Mal_03]

Hi,
She's a cutie! Not an Australorp or a Marans (I've had both of theses - they don't have a crest like that or that shaped tail) so maybe a mix? Hopefully someone will be able to ID her for you.

Thank you
And yep her crest is what confuses me too, first I thought maybe she's a mix of polish and Australorp.

 

[Mal_03]

Silkie x black Australorp mix
She’s gorgeous

Really? I used to think maybe a polish and Australorp mix.
And thank you she's one of my favourites.

 

[Brahmachicken240]

Really? I used to think maybe a polish and Australorp mix.
And thank you she's one of my favourites.

polish does have the crest but doesn’t have feathered feet.

 

[NanaK]

Just a guess but could she be a Marans/Cream Legbar mix?
Is she laying yet? maybe a green egg?

 

[Frazzemrat1]

agree with @Brahmachicken240 about this. Also, you said she's bigger than you're cochins, and in the pic you have with the cochin, I can see that... I think the reason is that you appear to have bantam cochins. That would make this lady a standard size.

 

[chickengoggles]

I have a hen with a similar silhouette who is a cross between a Spitzhauben and a Cochin. She got her crest from the Spitzhauben, and her feathered legs from the Cochin. So it is possible that a Polish is part of your hen's background, but that the other parent contributed the feathered legs. It will be interesting to see what she lays! Here's a pic of my cross for reference:

 

[JedJackson]

She doesn't look like any breed I know. If you can get a list of breeds the hatchery was selling at the time you bought the chicks, we may be able to narrow it down. It may be a breed that is simply unfamiliar to us, since you are in Pakistan. It could also be a mixed breed if you bought from a backyard breeder, but since you say you bought from a hatchery, it seems unlikely.