Help! What are we?

[Cynthia75]

Any idea what breed these girls are? We call them Tweedledum and Tweedledee.

 

[JedJackson]

I think they are spangled Orloffs. That breed should have beards, though, so I am not sure what is going on with yours.

 

[Cynthia75]

I think they are spangled Orloffs. That breed should have beards, though, so I am not sure what is going on with yours.

When I got them as day old chicks, I was told they were Russian Orloffs but once they grew up, the didn’t look like Russian Orloffs.

 

[HappyClucker7]

Those look like very strange, beard-less Orloffs.

 

[RoostersAreAwesome]

They’re Russian orloffs. One of them lacks a beard since she’s hatchery quality, and the other one’s beard was plucked out by other chickens.

 

[Rhodebar Lover]

I agree that they're Russian Orloffs. I think both of their beards were plucked, it's a pretty difficult behavior to fix. I had an EE who another chicken would do this too and the EE would stand still and let it happen because she seemed to think then others were "cleaning" her. Kind of sad, but I never found a good solution :/

 

[Cynthia75]

Thanks everyone! I guess they are Russian Orloffs! I don’t think their beards are being plucked by the other hens because they have never had beards. I have had them since they were a day old and they have never had them. I also have never seen any of the other girls mess with them. They are at the top of the pecking order and wouldn’t put up with that!

 

[RoostersAreAwesome]

One of your hens is definitely having something plucked out, otherwise she wouldn’t have a bare patch of skin under her beak.