have three bantam hens and the breeds are a mystery can anyone help?

[obe10]

ok i have three hens that are 6 years old and i have had them since babies they came from mcmurry hatchery and where a surprise so i have no clue what they are. 6 years of not knowing *cry*. can anyone help me?

this is penelope

penelope and andy (if you notice penelope is a lot smaller then andy)

and pretty

any ideas?

 

[4hooves&featheredfriends]

Andy looks like a Japanes Bantam, Penelope a modern or OEGB and the last one as well and OEGB?

 

[obe10]

ok thanks!
i was thinking andy looked like a Japanese bantam they all came with a black tailed buff Japanese roo (he is gorgeous!!! look at avatar lol) anyway i thought about OEGB but what kind? maybe penelope could be a red pyle? but pretty has always been a mystery to us

anyone else have any ideas?

 

[Mahonri]

pretty almost looks like she is a wheaten.... she just has a little too much red on the hackles.

 

[obe10]

my guess had been wheaten to... i don't think she can be a mix breed because she was hatchery born. things happen could be mixed though.

 

[RhodeRunner]

penelope
She strikes me as a buff Old English Game Bantam. The reason why is because Dutch have white ears, and Japs have a higher tail set. She has the body shape very close to my Old English.
http://www.mypetchicken.com/Japanese_Bantam-B51.aspx Japanese Bantam
http://oldenglishgamebantams.20m.com/ buff OEGB


Andy
Appears to have white ears. The leaves me with Dutch or Leghorn as my main suspects Dutch should be smaller then and Old English or Peneope. Therefore I am thinking Andy is a white Leghorn bantam.
http://www.meyerhatchery.com/get_item_dobwl_bantam-white-leghorn.htm

Pretty
Looks like an OEGB as well. Her color is very similar to Black Breasted Red or B.B Red. She may just not be as well colored, or there may be a different name for her color, as there are tons of colors of bantam OEG.

Very nice birds.

 

[obe10]

hmmm maybe soooooo... i think you are right about penelope but i don't think andy is a leghorn bantam her face is redder then the leghorn but possable
thanks for your ideas

 

[obe10]

hmmm anyone else have any idea?