Help me identify my mystery hen!

[superkt]

I bought this hen as a chick off a woman in my city who runs a medium chicken farm. She'd had a few glasses of wine before I stopped by so she wasn't tip-top on telling me what I was buying Luckily I wasn't after any particular breed. She thought this one was an Australorp though. She's smaller than my barred rock hen, is a tad on the noisy side and tends to be rather friendly and likes to be pet. Today was the first day she laid eggs (or second day) and I have two. They're both small/medium sized and pretty white but one has a pinkish hue (very feint). I cannot for the life of me figure out what she is! I also have an easter egger who is about 3 weeks older and isn't laying yet. I don't know for sure if these eggs are my mystery hen's (Woody) or if they could possibly be the easter egger (Cinnamon). Any ideas?

 

[Veer67]

She looks like a Blue Andalusian though I think they lay more white colored eggs. She's probably not a blue australorp because they have red earlobes, andalusians have white ones.

http://www.feathersite.com/Poultry/CGA/Lorps/BRKLorps.html

http://www.feathersite.com/Poultry///CGA/Andal/BRKAndalusians.html

 

[superkt]

The google image search looks very much like her! But then again so did a lot of others But I do believe you're on to something! The egg pic I uploaded looks more tan than it actually is. The other egg I have inside looks very white. Thank you!

 

[Veer67]

Is that a rose comb or a single comb?

 

[superkt]

I had to go catch her for some pictures. Hopefully this helps. I tried looking at the comb types but I am not really sure!

 

[Veer67]

Yep, that's a rose comb from that picture she could possibly be a Blue Rosecomb. http://www.feathersite.com/Poultry/CGP/BRC/BRKRosecombs.html

 

[superkt]

The woman I bought her from breeds multiple breeds...possible she could be a cross breed of some sort? I've seen so many that look like her and its hard to narrow down!

 

[Veer67]

Though rosecombs are a bantam breed, from your first picture she looks like a large fowl.

 

[Veer67]

The woman I bought her from breeds multiple breeds...possible she could be a cross breed of some sort? I've seen so many that look like her and its hard to narrow down!

I'm thinking that she's probably a cross now.

 

[superkt]

She is not very large. My biggest is my barred rock (who is now my avatar). This hen is a little bit tall but she's not very fluffy. I've seen a few bantam chickens and I'd say she's bigger than the ones I've seen (though I'm sure it varies from breed to breed). If I could get all the girls together for a pic, I'm sure it'd help! They're out grazing now and want nothing to do with me or my camera. Perhaps she will forever remain my mystery girl!