Breed and Gender?

[StephensonC]

I was told she was a Lavender Orpington hen, but sort of have some doubts. So, I was hoping you guys could help me out. The photos aren't great, but she is very flighty. She also appears to have some swelling under her right eye in the pic, but it is just the poor quality phone camera that I have. Also, the bottoms of her feet have some yellow spots, she has a very small pea comb that appears to be grey at the base, and very small wattles that are red. The couple that I got her from couldn't agree on if she was 8 weeks or 12 weeks.(That should have been a red flag to me right there.) But, I took her anyway. They guaranteed me it was a hen also, which that's what I'm thinking. Could I be wrong? I also know that they had some Blue Cochin's from Murray McMurray, and had a Silkie rooster, but unsure about what else they had on their farm. Mine doesn't have feathered legs, but could it be some sort of mix?

 

[AtlantisPeeps]

Looks like a BLUE Orpington hen

 

[Sunshine0235]

Not an orpington, the OP states that chicken has a pea comb, orpingtons have straight combs

 

[StephensonC]

Not an orpington, the OP states that chicken has a pea comb, orpingtons have straight combs

I will recheck her comb tomorrow. It's very small and she really won't let me near her, but I need to start working on getting her to let me hold her anyway. I've been trying to let her get used to her surroundings so far.

 

[BantamLover21]

Not an orpington, the OP states that chicken has a pea comb, orpingtons have straight combs

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[Wyandottes7]

If she has a pea comb, she's not an Orpington. She may just be a mix.

 

[Ol Grey Mare]

Were these folks selling chicks from their flock or chicks they had sourced from a hatchery and raised to this point?

 

[StephensonC]

Were these folks selling chicks from their flock or chicks they had sourced from a hatchery and raised to this point?

This particular one, they said they hatched. But, the parent hen was from their flock and she was a Lavender Orp. I didn't think to ask about the parent rooster at the time and they didn't mention it either. But, in conversation it came up that they have a silkie rooster.

 

[Michael OShay]

Not an orpington, the OP states that chicken has a pea comb, orpingtons have straight combs

I can't see the comb in the pics well enough to tell what kind of comb it is. Can you get a better close up shot of the comb?

 

[StephensonC]

I can't see the comb in the pics well enough to tell what kind of comb it is. Can you get a better close up shot of the comb?

Yes, I will be working with her in the morning and will get a better pic. Thanks!