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could someone be kind enough to help ID these girls for me? *pic heavy

Discussion in 'What Breed Or Gender is This?' started by spish, Aug 31, 2010.

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  1. Aug 31, 2010 #1
    spish

    spish De Regenboog Kippetjes

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    can anyone help id these hens please? sorry about the bad pics, we were in the middle of transporting them....



    2 hens, the one at the back i think may be an australorp, but the one in front i have no idea? it has feathers on its feet, long tail and brown 'freckles' round her neck

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    1 white with a few brown feathers here and there, pinky legs, 2 grey/blue hens

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    edit - just released them in the field so got some more pics, theres 10 or so chickens that need iding please

    i think theres a mix of barred rock, marans, ee's (or are they true araucana?? rumpless with tufts and lay blue eggs)

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  2. Aug 31, 2010 #2
    dutchhollow

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    Just guesses here,
    But can't see the comb on the black hen is is straight?
    second black hen black sex link
    three others blue andalusians, 2 blues and a splash
     
  3. Aug 31, 2010 #3
    rancher hicks

    rancher hicks Crowing 9 Years

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    Well , I can't say any are pure but maybe. There is indeed Barred rock and cuckoo somehting or other. Cuckoo is a pattern not a breed, and there is an Aruacana noted by the tufts. Aruacana should have tufts and no rump. Unless you got these from a reputable breeder it would be hard to say anything about the purity. The main thing is that you like them.

    Wishing you the best

    Rancher
     
  4. Aug 31, 2010 #4
    spish

    spish De Regenboog Kippetjes

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    they are from different breeders, some 'reputable' by word of mouth(!)

    i am hoping at least the marans are pure, paid a good price for those (1 young roo, 3 young hens and 2 older hens, just the older two are shown on the photos)
     
  5. Aug 31, 2010 #5
    Goose and Fig

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    Wow- you have quite a variety there!
    I see a black sex link (possibly australorp), a black copper marans, an araucana (think it's pure), cuckoo marans, barred rock,blue marans or rocks, and some possible mixes. Not necessarily in that order [​IMG]
     
  6. Aug 31, 2010 #6
    spish

    spish De Regenboog Kippetjes

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    lol! thanks [​IMG] these are just todays newbies..we have about 50+ others here in the field (these lot are in quarantine for a few weeks before joining the rest)

    not a bad bunch for €50 [​IMG] all young ladies from 2009/2010 so should get some eggs from them too [​IMG]
     
  7. Aug 31, 2010 #7
    spish

    spish De Regenboog Kippetjes

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    so is pic 5 maybe a true araucana or a cross? ive never seen something with tufts like that before! the small brown is also meant to be araucana (has no tail, but no tufts??)
     
  8. Aug 31, 2010 #8
    SugarDuck

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    In the last pic, the dark chicken in the middle sort of resembles a Barnvelder?
     

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