Breed ? Age ?

[Jaime Michelle]

Inherited this pullet. No idea of breed or age. About the size of a pigeon.
Thank you!

 

[All4Eggz]

Looks like an Araucana pullet.
ETA I’d say she’s a couple months old.

 

[NatJ]

Looks like an Araucana pullet.

Araucanas are supposed to have ear tufts.

I think this one has muff/beard, so maybe Ameraucana or Easter Egger.

Inherited this pullet. No idea of breed or age.

Do you know anything about how long the previous owner had it? It must be at least that old.

More than 6 weeks old (because it's fully feathered.)
Is it laying eggs? If yes, she's at least 4 months old.
I have no idea on maximum age. (I can't tell a 6-month pullet from a 5-year hen.)

Is it crowing? If yes, it's a cockerel instead of a pullet, but is probably less than 4 months old (based on comb/wattle size.)

 

[All4Eggz]

Araucanas are supposed to have ear tufts.

I think this one has muff/beard, so maybe Ameraucana or Easter Egger.

The muffs looked weird to me so I thought Araucana, but looks like it could be an Araucana mix.

 

[NatJ]

The muffs looked weird to me so I thought Araucana, but looks like it could be an Araucana mix.

I could believe Araucana mix.

I can't always distinguish ear tufts from muffs, but this one clearly has some beard under the chin too. Since Araucanas in the USA are not supposed to have any muff/beard, it cannot be a pure Araucana if it has any beard.

(Some other countries have different standards for Araucanas, although I don't think this bird matches any of them either.)

 

[Jaime Michelle]

I could believe Araucana mix.

I can't always distinguish ear tufts from muffs, but this one clearly has some beard under the chin too. Since Araucanas in the USA are not supposed to have any muff/beard, it cannot be a pure Araucana if it has any beard.

(Some other countries have different standards for Araucanas, although I don't think this bird matches any of them either.)

Araucanas are supposed to have ear tufts.

I think this one has muff/beard, so maybe Ameraucana or Easter Egger.


Do you know anything about how long the previous owner had it? It must be at least that old.

More than 6 weeks old (because it's fully feathered.)
Is it laying eggs? If yes, she's at least 4 months old.
I have no idea on maximum age. (I can't tell a 6-month pullet from a 5-year hen.)

Is it crowing? If yes, it's a cockerel instead of a pullet, but is probably less than 4 months old (based on comb/wattle size.)

Thank you. I believe they had it around a month. I've had it 2 weeks. They said it wasn't a baby when they got it. It is between the size of a dove and pigeon. Not crowing

 

[NatJ]

Thank you. I believe they had it around a month. I've had it 2 weeks. They said it wasn't a baby when they got it. It is between the size of a dove and pigeon. Not crowing

In that case, it would be at least 3 months old, and probably some kind of bantam (chicken that is small even when it is grown up.)

I think it's probably a female that will start laying eggs pretty soon (within the next month or so), based on how red the comb is.

A male could also have a comb that red, but a male over 3 months old would probably be crowing. Which means it's probably female, as you first thought

Ameraucanas and Easter Eggers both come in bantam size-- if you get blue or green eggs, then you've got a bantam Easter Egger, or maybe a bantam Lavender Ameraucana. If you get some other color eggs, it's probably a generic mixed-breed bantam.