Help with breed possible EE

[akcountrygrrl]

I believe Australorps can come in bantam too.

 

[magoochie]

She seems narrow bodied to be a BA. Here is some pics of mine when they were young. She could be, but i dont think so. Her tail is different. She has more of a Bantam tail. Hope this helps. Did she have any white on her when she was a baby?

 

[alleyjazz]

I didn't really think it was an EE, but when I posted her picture previously, I only got one reply and that poster thought she was an EE. I don't think it's a runt either because I had two of these in the rainbox mix order. I rehomed 10 of the 25 at eight weeks old and the other one of this breed was one of the rehomed chickens. When they were eight weeks old the two looked exactly alike. Could I have gotten two runts? The other trait of note is that there is a brown sheen to the black feathers rather than a green sheen. I really appreciate everyone's thoughts.

 

[alleyjazz]

She had one white feather on each side of her tail when she was a baby. Her twin that was rehomed also had two white feathers on the tail.

 

[The Lisser]

My black australorp pullet (that came with a layer special from MPC) was smaller than the other same-age chicks for a long time. She finally caught up after they were about 10 or 12 weeks old.

Looks like a BA to me.

 

[pinkyglory123]

It may be just the picture but one photo it looks like she has a beard? That would make her an EE.

 

[alleyjazz]

The bottom of her feet are yellow. She does not have a beard.

 

[Oboistonquack]

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Agree. Possibly Australorp.

 

[alleyjazz]

I noticed this post this morning:

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=423399&p=1

This person also has a rainbox mix from McMurrays and has a black chick that everyone has trouble identifying. This is the exact same looking chicken that I have. I got two of them in my order (one has since been rehomed) The picture shows perfectly the little white feathers to the rear, which are now gone at 21 weeks. Would the bottom of the feet being yellow make it more likely to be a BA or JG? Thanks for input!