Breeds in Pepper...?

[The Happster]

Four year old Pepper...curious to know what breeds could be in her.
Comb is like a rose comb. Shanks are clean; slate, skin colour is yellow. Pretty small bird, was black and white as a chick. Her eyes are brown.
Originally thought she was a Jersey Giant, but of course comb is wrong.
She's a bit flighty, so I don't have great photos.

- I'd rather not hear "she's a cross-breed" - I know this. Just looking for ideas as to what might be in her.

I don't need definites, any ideas are welcome.

I hatched three of her children. One of the cockerels had a white & black feather in his tail, but was otherwise ginger and black.(like one I'd expect to find in a Colombian pattern). The father was pure Buff Orp, so it didn't come from his line.

Oh, and @MGG, this is Pepper.

 

[TheOddOneOut]

This Pepper is not happy about the copying.

 

[HuffleClaw]

She’s a cross-breed.



Nah.. I’m just pulling your leg

Her face shape and color makes me think there’s probably some australorp in there somewhere.

 

[Katie386]

Pepper says she is a cat not a chicken!

 

[The Happster]

She’s a cross-breed.



Nah.. I’m just pulling your leg

Her face shape and color makes me think there’s probably some australorp in there somewhere.

You are let off because you own very cute Orpington chicks.

You could be right. Australorp & JG were two I thought she was originally, but I decided she was JG due to the skin colour.
She could well be partly Aussie.

 

[TheOddOneOut]

She’s a mixed breed.

 

[FuzzyCritters]

Where did you get her? Here are a few possibilities I came up with...

She is a sex link mix of a dominique hen (rose comb), and a black or blue rooster.

She is a sex link mix of a barred rock hen, and a blue or black wyandotte rooster.

She is a sex link mix of a dominique hen and a blue or black wyandotte rooster.

She is a mix of blue or black wyandotte, and a solid black, blue, or lavender chicken (orpington, australorp, or jersey giant possibly.)

She is actually a pure wyandotte. Blue wyandottes and are found in hatcheries and feed stores, and black chicks result from blue breeding, so she could be one of those black chicks. This is also why in the above possibilities, I said her parents could be blue.

The reason I think her parents are solid (or barred) is because she has no leakage of any other color or pattern.

 

[RoostersAreAwesome]

Those are super rare and I’ve only seen pics of bantams. Plus that comb has some single-like spikes.

If you look up “blue wyandotte” you’ll find they’re commonly sold by hatcheries. Blue x blue produces 25% black chicks. I’ve seen multiple posts about blue and black wyandottes that people got from feed stores. The comb could easily be because she’s hatchery quality.

She's pretty! Not a pure Wyandotte, they have yellow legs. What color is her skin?
I agree, I think part Australorp. Maybe 1/4 Australorp?

Hatchery wyandottes may have darker legs. However, depending on where she’s from, it’s probably more likely she’s a mixed breed.

 

[TheOddOneOut]

First glance I see Australorp. Very pretty!

She has a rose comb tho. And yellow skin.

 

[RoostersAreAwesome]

Where did you get her? Could be a purebred black wyandotte.

You should post pictures of her chicks.