Completely stumpted

[chickenlover54]

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it could have some Hamburg, because look in the wing pic there is spangling on the primaries, but it should have a RC if it was and not a SC

 

[chickenlover54]

I think I figured it out! It is a hatchery Appenzeller Spitzhauben! with a single comb, but silkies can have single combs so I guess anything is possible. here is one I had years ago

it is a strech, but it could be it

 

[kezabel]

Maybe she is polish cross silkie ?

 

[chickenlover54]

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were would the single comb come from then?

 

[DTchickens]

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Silkie.

but only 4 toes, no feathered feat and single comb, and where did the slate legs come from?

Feathered feet can be a dominate or recessive trait, 5 toes is as well "i think". Slate legs isn't very hard to get, as i have seen hatchery silkies with slate legs- my aunt had loads of them and some even crossed with my games, some coming identical to your hen. Some of the others came more silkie like though, possessing five toes, walnut/pea combs, slightly feathered legs etc.

As for her being appenzeller, could be.

 

[RhodeRunner]

Here is what my chicken chart says, not sure if it is true, but it is worth a shot.

Crest (Silkie) X No Crest = Imperfectly dominate
Dark Shanks X Light Shanks = completely dominate
Extra Toes X Normal = Imperfectly dominate
Feathered Shanks X Normal Shanks = Imperfectly dominate
Silky pigmentation X Normal color = Imperfectly dominate
Walnut Comb X Pea, Rosecomb = Completely dominate

I don’t see why you couldn’t have a Silkie Cross. I hatched some out this summer and they had a crest, and some had four toes, with no feathered feet, and an assortment of combs, but all did have darker skin. Here is one of my girls.

Silkie X OEGB

Your other guess seems very understandable considering. You may want to check skin color, it should be white if Appenzeller. But, then again you never know what to expect from a hatchery bird. However, if the skin is darker I would think it is a Silkie cross.

 

[chickenlover54]

the skin is white, but looking at your silkieX now mine might be but where does the single comb come from, other combs are dominant over single but the parent silkie could of been SCed

 

[BarkerChickens]

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She sure does look similar, doesn't she!?!

 

[Year of the Rooster]

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Just because a parent doesn't have a single comb, doesn't mean that they couldn't be carrying the gene for it. Example: Breeds with rose combs. Many times you will get birds from hatcheries that are suppose to have a rose comb, but may end up with a single comb. This can happen even if both parents have rose combs, which means both parents also carry a copy of single comb.

 

[Chris09]

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it could have some Hamburg, because look in the wing pic there is spangling on the primaries, but it should have a RC if it was and not a SC

The other thing is most Hamburgs are going to have white ear lobes.. At least there supposed too..

Chris