Does anybody know what breed of chicken this is?

[oliviaandjosh4]

What about a North Holland Blue? I have a book that shows the different chicken breeds & will post the pic below. It is really confusing bc a few different breeds have the same black and white look.

 

[aoxa]

What about a North Holland Blue? I have a book that shows the different chicken breeds & will post the pic below. It is really confusing bc a few different breeds have the same black and white look.

Good point. There are so many different breeds that are Barred. They are not automatically a Plymouth Rock just because they are Barred

 

[donrae]

Good point. There are so many different breeds that are Barred. They are not automatically a Plymouth Rock just because they are Barred

Oh wait, wait a minute....do you also mean every black dog isn't a Labrador? You're freaking me out, here!

Sorry, seem to be chasing rabbits lately.....

 

[aoxa]

Oh wait, wait a minute....do you also mean every black dog isn't a Labrador? You're freaking me out, here!

Sorry, seem to be chasing rabbits lately.....

Yep!

 

[jessivogel]

Oh wait, wait a minute....do you also mean every black dog isn't a Labrador? You're freaking me out, here! 

Sorry, seem to be chasing rabbits lately.....

Just throwing this out there... Labs aren't just black they come in an abundance of colors, including but by no means limited to: black, chocolate, yellow/white, silver, red, etc
No need to laugh at those trying to help...
Jeesh :/

 

[aoxa]

Just throwing this out there... Labs aren't just black

they come in an abundance of colors, including but by no means limited to: black, chocolate, yellow/white, silver, red, etc
No need to laugh at those trying to help...
Jeesh

So do Plymouth Rocks!

I bet a lot of folks who read this, even if we were being sarcastic - will have taken away from our posts that other birds come in Barred as well. Just like many breeds of dogs are black: many breeds of chickens are Barred.


Barred Cochin


Barred Wyandotte


Dominique


Barred Leghorn

And that's just the pure breeds... Barring is seen in SO many crosses.. Just trying to explain while the above bird is barred, it is NOT a Barred Plymouth Rock

 

[jessivogel]

So do Plymouth Rocks! I bet a lot of folks who read this, even if we were being sarcastic - will have taken away from our posts that other birds come in Barred as well. Just like many breeds of dogs are black: many breeds of chickens are Barred. Barred Cochin Barred Wyandotte Dominique Barred Leghorn And that's just the pure breeds... Barring is seen in SO many crosses.. Just trying to explain while the above bird is barred, it is NOT a Barred Plymouth Rock

And that there was a much nicer way of saying it, yes?

 

[donrae]

Just throwing this out there... Labs aren't just black

they come in an abundance of colors, including but by no means limited to: black, chocolate, yellow/white, silver, red, etc
No need to laugh at those trying to help...
Jeesh

If I was laughing at anyone, it was myself and aoxa. We can both take it, trust me. I was making a point. aoxa got it, and so will many of the folks that "live" here. Didn't think it was particularly mean. There are a group of us here who spend hours helping, educating folks simply out of the goodness of our hearts. That was just a different way of making my point. And as aoxa pointed out, I'm sure more than one person will read my post and have a little light bulb go on, making the connection that color and breed aren't the same.

 

[popsicle]

Ok, but seriously, my laptop is on the fritz and I can't see images all that well. Does the bird in the first post have white ears or not?

 

[donrae]

Not that I see. If you look at the very first image of it and blow it up, I think it's how the lighter barring on the feather happens to fall on the lobe. The lobe itself looks red. I agree in the second set the lobe looks white, but I think it's just the feathering.

Guess we'll never know if it lays a white egg, will we?