Dad says Orpington, but I say New Hampshire Red.

[cluckcluckluke]

Yes Body shape all says New Hampshire but colouring and legs say Orp, I would say Hatchery Orp.

 

[Christie Loves Silkies]

No way is the chicken an [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Orpinton,
To me it looks like a [/FONT]New Hampshire Red.

 

[ramirezframing]

I had hatchery orps that had tail feathers like that and the bo roo even had white in his tail and I haven't seen a hatchery orp that is big and fluffy like a good quality orp should be

 

[Chickenfan4life]

Her legs look yellowish to me. My yellow-legged hens 'wash out' much of the yellow in their legs when they are laying, so that could explain the pale legs.

I've never seen pictures of a buff Orpington, hatchery quality or not, with black in its feathers. I'm gonna say hatchery quality New Hampshire.

I'm sorry, but I have to disagree. I have a friend that has buff Orpingtons with black tails, and they specifically buff Orps.

 

[pipdzipdnreadytogo]

I'd just never seen it before and was going off past experience.


I still think her legs look yellowish and I'm basing my guess off of that. If I can find a decent picture of one of my yellow-legged hens during laying season, I'll post it here and see what OP thinks.




EDIT: OP's bird:

My yellow-legged birds in the middle of their laying cycle:

Here's a comparison of the same bird in laying season and out of laying season:

 

[hdowden]

on a good layer with yellow legs their legs will turn white and the whiter they are the better they are laying. looks like a new hampshire

 

[popsicle]

How old is the bird? Where did it come from--hatchery, barnyard?

 

[Pele]

Honestly it looks like a production red from a hatchery that just recently infused it's line with BOs. In other words, egg-laying mix.

 

[Chickenfan4life]

OP's chicken:




New Hamsphire red:


Buff Orpington:



Now, the buff Orp has white/pink legs and buff feathers. The NH Red has deep red feathers, and yellow legs. Now, do you think it's an NH Red?

 

[pipdzipdnreadytogo]

Chickenfan4life, as I said in my earlier post, the yellow legs 'wash out' on many hens when they are laying. I thought I had made that clear when I posted the picture of my bird in summer with pale legs just like OP's bird, and the same bird in winter after she stopped laying with bright yellow legs. If given the choice between New Hampshire and Buff Orpington, I would still say New Hampshire for OP's bird. However...

Honestly it looks like a production red from a hatchery that just recently infused it's line with BOs.  In other words, egg-laying mix.

...This is the obvious answer. I spent all that time comparing buff Orps and New Hamps to OP's bird and the obvious never occurred to me! Kudos for pointing that out, Pele!


Popsicle asked a good question, too. If it's from a barnyard, then it's likely neither Orpington or New Hampshire OR production red.