Help to Identify Breed of Rescued Chicken

[GingerZoo]

I am a volunteer for a bird rescue and I got a call last night to pick up a chicken that fell into a swimming pool. Poor girl was soaked to the bone. She's fine today after spending last night wrapped in a warm towel next to a heater. But, I'm not sure what she is as far as her breed. It appears that she's missing some tail feathers, so it makes it harder for me to identify. I looked all afternoon at pictures of breeds, but I still haven't a clue. Can anybody help me identify her breed?

 

[chickengrl]

I think I see saddle feathers. Could be a rooster?

 

[Omran]

Black australop. I got 4 just like her.

 

[chickengrl]

rats, thought I was getting better at spotting roosters! That's a lucky chicken to have you!

 

[BigDaddy'sGurl]

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I agree

And she looks like she's had a rough time of it, or is a senior chick-izen (my play on senior citizen..hahaha)

 

[chicks4kids]

I don't think she's a black australorpe at all...she looks brownish to me. My austrolorpes are pitch black. I think she's a mix RIR with something (the green/gray colored legs).

 

[Cowgirl71]

I would guess an old Black Sex-Link or mutt hen. Some Black Sex-Link hens will have very little or no red on their throat and breast. She has the dark legs, so she's not a purebred Australorp, but may be an Australorp cross.

 

[FarmerBoy24]

Black Austrolope, I have 2. I don't think it's a rooster because my hens (BAs) look just like her.

Do you know how old she is?

 

[BEAKMAN42]

No spurs on the legs-->NOT A ROOSTER.

 

[Lbrad7]

Black Australorp mix hen. She looks as though the has been through hell. I hope you can give her the help she needs.