I bought her from a guy that sold bielefelders, thinking that she was one.

[TheRealBigBird]

Back then, I was very inexperienced in chicken keeping and couldn’t tell chickens apart very well. So when I came across a guy selling chickens that (at the time) all looked all alike to me, I used an ai app to identify the chickens. It came back as “bielefelder”. I asked for the biggest hens of the cage, but the guy was struggling because there were too many in the cage, so I told him to grab the ones nearest to him. He grabbed what I’m 100% sure is a bielefelder, and another hen which appeared to be bielefelder. After awhile of having both hens, I realized one of the two hens had more bielefelder features than the other. Over time, the one that looked more like a bielefelder grew to its max size. So naturally, I’d assume the other hen would reach its max size soon enough. But when it did, there were a few glaring differences between the two. The one that looked more like a bielefelder was shorter and a bit more stocky. The one with less bielefelder-ish features was taller, had a slightly different looking comb, and had completely different feather patterns compared to the other hen. After some research, I realized she looked a lot like another breed called a sasso. Can you guys confirm?

 

[TheRealBigBird]

First photo is of the hens standing near one another with a rooster. Second pic is of the hen who I am sure is a bielefelder. (Although the pic is a bit outdated, so it may be hard to tell if she’s actually a bielefelder) the third pic is a slightly more recent one that I took of the hen that I suspected of being something other than a bielefelder.

 

[TheRealBigBird]

If I have to, I’ll take a new pic of the Bielefelder hen in the morning.

 

[JedJackson]

Were these birds that he bought directly from a hatchery or did he breed them himself? That makes all the difference.

If he bred them, then I think she's maybe a Bielefelder mix or just an atypical example of a Bielefelder. If he got them from a hatchery, then yes, Sasso is one possibility. Sasso's are meat birds, though, and she looks a bit small for that.

 

[TheRealBigBird]

Were these birds that he bought directly from a hatchery or did he breed them himself? That makes all the difference.

If he bred them, then I think she's maybe a Bielefelder mix or just an atypical example of a Bielefelder. If he got them from a hatchery, then yes, Sasso is one possibility. Sasso's are meat birds, though, and she looks a bit small for that.

As far as I know he may have gotten them from a hatchery. Looking back now literally all of them looked identical except for the one that I suspect is a Sasso. She stuck out like a sore thumb but I didn’t care much about that then.

 

[TheRealBigBird]

As far as I know he may have gotten them from a hatchery. Looking back now literally all of them looked identical except for the one that I suspect is a Sasso. She stuck out like a sore thumb but I didn’t care much about that then.

Also, the pic I sent is also outdated by like 3 months. Her comb is bigger and she weighs a lot more than she did back then.

 

[TheRealBigBird]

Also, the pic I sent is also outdated by like 3 months. Her comb is bigger and she weighs a lot more than she did back then.

It’s only recent in the sense that her plumage is virtually almost identical to the plumage she has now.

 

[JedJackson]

As far as I know he may have gotten them from a hatchery. Looking back now literally all of them looked identical except for the one that I suspect is a Sasso. She stuck out like a sore thumb but I didn’t care much about that then.

Then she may be a Sasso, which are also called Rainbows by some hatcheries. It's a duel purpose hybrid that appears under various names. There are other hybrids that look like her, such as Calico Princess.

 

[TheRealBigBird]

Then she may be a Sasso, which are also called Rainbows by some hatcheries. It's a duel purpose hybrid that appears under various names. There are other hybrids that look like her, such as Calico Princess.

She’s kinda outgrowing the coop. Took this picture just now. The hen to her right is my Easter egger hen. hopefully this pic can help

 

[TheRealBigBird]

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She’s kinda outgrowing the coop. Took this picture just now. The hen to her right is my Easter egger hen. hopefully this pic can help

Whoops, you already provided an answer! Guess I gotta pay attention more