Breed help (probably a bantam of some kind)?

[MysteryChicken]

The first one is a Game Hen.

 

[speethechicken]

The first one is a Game Hen.

Yeah, I thought so! Any reason for the blue earlobe - do you think it's just a mutation?

 

[speethechicken]

That comb is freaking me out. Think there might some melanistic breed in there somewhere, plus that blue earlobe...

Yeah, she's a bit funny looking. And the blue earlobe did throw me off! Game bantams don't seem to have it, but dutch ones do, so perhaps she's a bit of a mix.

 

[MysteryChicken]

Yeah, I thought so! Any reason for the blue earlobe - do you think it's just a mutation?

Looking at your bird closer, she looks really similar to a Liege Fighter Bantam.

 

[speethechicken]

Looking at your bird closer, she looks really similar to a Liege Fighter Bantam.

Oh, wow, I wish. I think she's a little too small and unimposing, though.
The attached image shows her next to a standard bantam rooster (no specific breed, he's a bit of a mix, but definitely on the smaller size). The blue earlobe is pretty obvious here, and her comb is a dark pinky purple (mulberry?).

 

[MysteryChicken]

Oh, wow, I wish. I think she's a little too small and unimposing, though.
The attached image shows her next to a standard bantam rooster (no specific breed, he's a bit of a mix, but definitely on the smaller size). The blue earlobe is pretty obvious here, and her comb is a dark pinky purple (mulberry?).

She's not standing for scale though.

 

[MysteryChicken]

Oh, wow, I wish. I think she's a little too small and unimposing, though.
The attached image shows her next to a standard bantam rooster (no specific breed, he's a bit of a mix, but definitely on the smaller size). The blue earlobe is pretty obvious here, and her comb is a dark pinky purple (mulberry?).

This one is closest to yours, but standard sized. I'm not 100% sure that's what she is, just a possibility.

 

[MROO]

Yeah, I thought so! Any reason for the blue earlobe - do you think it's just a mutation?

Hatchery stock and/or mixes are full of little deviations ... and surprises! She's a pretty little lady, though. I think she needs to stay!

 

[Painted Calls]

Looking at your bird closer, she looks really similar to a Liege Fighter Bantam.

How common are Leige Fighter Bantams? She came from a farm setting. Not a breeder.

I agree she looks Gamey, but I would think Dutch influence is giving her the small size and the light lobe.

 

[speethechicken]

Hatchery stock and/or mixes are full of little deviations ... and surprises! She's a pretty little lady, though. I think she needs to stay!

I very much agree