Australorp, Maran or mix?

[Chick-N-Fun]

What a pretty girl! ♥

 

[Brahma Chicken5000]

She looks to be an Easter Egger with Marans, Legbar, and Australorp in her bloodline.

 

[Mal_03]

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

Yeah that's true, so definitely not polish then.

 

[Mal_03]

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

I've been waiting to see her egg colour, to get another clue. But no, she isn't yet, my other hens that came with her have been laying since a month, for some reason she isn't.

 

[Mal_03]

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.

Yep, you're right she is a standard size and very heavy in comparison to my tiny bantams.

 

[Mal_03]

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:View attachment 1663054

That is a possibility too, though she has a very distinct green shade to her feathers, so I thought she has to get that from one parent too and they usually don't have feathered legs or crests.

 

[Mal_03]

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.

She doesn't look like I have seen here either haha, I'm as confused as you are.
I will definitely give them a call and ask for a list of the breeds.

 

[Mal_03]

She looks to be an Easter Egger with Marans, Legbar, and Australorp in her bloodline.

So a hybrid of hybrids

 

[Gray Farms]

I'd say Polish x Cochin mix if I had to guess. But its nearly impossible to know for sure with crossbreds.

 

[KikiLeigh02]

Did the hatchery you purchased from sell Olive Eggers by any chance? She looks like she could be French Marans x Cream Legbar mix to me.