I think I know, but I just don't know.

[CarriageStone]

Hello All,

This Spring I received a Rainbow Layer Assortment from McMurray's. All the birds were healthy and happy, the only drawback though is that they don't list what they've sent you. I've got a few hens that I think are Golden Penciled Hamburgs, but I'm really not sure. They are brown egg layers. Any ideas?

 

[acid_chipmunk]

Picture didn't post...

 

[BirdNut]

Sorry, the picture didn't show up. Here's how you do it: https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=504

 

[CarriageStone]

Many, many thanks.

Here she goes:

and:

 

[BirdNut]

That doesn't look like a Hamburg to me, they have more of a barred pattern.

EDIT: Nevermind, there wasn't a slate gray at all. The second picture shows more of a chestnut color.

She reminds me of a Welsummer... How dark are her eggs?

 

[BirdNut]

Do you think this looks like your hens?

 

[Happy Chooks]

Her earlobes are white. She (yes she) is a brown leghorn.

 

[speckledhen]

They have white earlobes, which would indicate a white egg layer like a brown leghorn. Are they already laying so you know what color they lay for sure?

 

[BirdNut]

Gosh, I can't believe I didn't catch that!

Yep, brown leghorn hen.

 

[CarriageStone]

The egg on the left came from one of the girls in the photo.