HELP! Name these birds!

[PeepsPonderosa]

We picked up 7 pb BR hens, what we believe to be 2 pb BO hens and 1 mystery hen.
Please confirm these are 2 BO hens and what the heck our pretty or pretty ugly hen is.
Internet research showed BOs were better sitters than BRs so I wanted to add 2 of them to our 24+ BR flock. Luckily a lady had 10 hens for $7/head today on Craigslist and we scooped them up.
Thank you,
Riley

 

[LRH97]

Yep looks like two beautiful BO hens and your mystery looks to be a Dark Brahma. Nice birds!

 

[Ravynscroft]

I agree on those... but also, you know that one of the BR's is a Roo and not a hen, right?

 

[PeepsPonderosa]

Thank you! I'll have to look that one up. If everyone agrees we'll call her Brahma Momma because she's so big nobody wanted to "initiate" her in. Lol

 

[PeepsPonderosa]

Lol. Sorry, it was a "buy 10 hens and take the **** rooster too" deal.

 

[Ravynscroft]

Lol. Sorry, it was a "buy 10 hens and take the **** rooster too" deal.

Hahaha! I totally understand that one!

I just had to ask cuz all you mentioned in your post was hens, lol...

 

[Miss Dottie]

Brahma Momma...lol love it! Great name and very pretty bird!

 

[Michael OShay]

Yep looks like two beautiful BO hens and your mystery looks to be a Dark Brahma. Nice birds!

I agree on those... but also, you know that one of the BR's is a Roo and not a hen, right?

X2 on both of the above posts. The first breed I ever had were Brahmas (about 50 years ago), and they were gentle giants. )

 

[donrae]

If you want broody hens that Brahma was a good find, they're quite likely to set also. Probably more so than your Orpingtons. Plus, she's big enough she can easily cover a dozen eggs or more, so more bang for your buck!

 

[PeepsPonderosa]

Ya I read that last night. Seems like this $70 purchase is really going to work out. More pb BRs and 3 sitting hens! I do have 1 broody BR, she's sitting on a bakers dozen right now and when I went down to make sure everyone was getting along late last night I went ahead and candled some eggs. Bunch of wiggly worms in those eggs! From incubation experience I'd guess about day 10 with out looking at a chart.