Black Australorp or something else

[JordannL]

I purchased Ursula as a pullet from TS. She was listed as a black Australorp, but she has red markings on her chest. Curious to see if she is something else or just an Australorp after all.

 

[nuthatched]

Red sex link, she's pretty

 

[Flockking]

Red sex link, she's pretty

You mean black

 

[Flockking]

I purchased Ursula as a pullet from TS. She was listed as a black Australorp, but she has red markings on her chest. Curious to see if she is something else or just an Australorp after all. View attachment 3568676

She looks to be a black sex link

 

[nuthatched]

You mean black

I did.

 

[JordannL]

Red sex link, she's pretty

Thank you! I'm not super familiar with chickens, and these are the first ones I've owned. So I wasn't sure what she was.

 

[JordannL]

She looks to be a black sex link

Thank you! I appreciate it. I haven't had chickens before, so I'm not extremely familiar with breeds.

 

[BastyPutt]

Very well could be an MMM as well.

 

[JordannL]

Very well could be an MMM as well.

I'm honestly not sure what that is.

 

[FunClucks]

I'm honestly not sure what that is.

Midnight Majesty Marans. They come in both feathered and non-feathered feet varieties. Mine are very similar to black australorps, with some subtle differences in the shape of head, beak, comb, and wattles. Also the australorps may have a few white feathers at the tips of their wings while marans don't (my BA are from Hoovers aka hatchery quality, and also ~2.5 months old, so they don't have their adult feathers yet).

For what it's worth, I have 2.5 month old MMM, and none of them have red leakage on the chest. They are completely black on their feathers. Sexlinks often do have some leakage.

Side views of the bird standing normally and side views of head might help determine. There are some body shape differences as well that you can sometimes see.

Also egg color might help, if you have it yet.