I bought this mystery chick with her big friend, a Dark Brahma. They stick together, but, while the Brahma is sweet and friendly, this one wants nothing to do with people--or with any of the rest of the flock. She has remained small--four months old, and about the size of a female pigeon. Slate legs, in case the color does not show up well.
I have no idea! Is she bantam sized? She looks full grown. If she's small, could be some sort of silver Old English Game bantam. Sorry I can't be any more help...
Well, she's bigger now...;-) but still bantam sized.
If she did not freak out so badly when anyone--or anychicken (except the Brahma and the Silkie) come near her, I might be interested in adding her to the laying flock. We'll see...
She looks like an Iowa Blue cross to me also. How old is she? My Iowa Blue hen is 7 and a half months old and she lays small, beige eggs. Her comb is different though then yours. She has a single comb, not real big but quite a bit bigger than your picture. My Iowa Blue has a different personality than the rest of my girls. She is a little more stand-offish but still demands her treats, lol. Whatever your girl is she is very pretty!
Here's what a traditional Iowa Blue hen looks like as created by John Logston in the early 1920's.
Here's what a hens from Ideal Hatchery look like (Privett, Welp, and Stromberg's drop ship from Ideal's breeding pens).
And here's a copy of the hen in question,
I think if she is an Iowa Blue cross, it's possible she could be crossed from Ideal's line, but I don't think she's a cross from the Silver type of Iowa Blue. I've seen and bred many crosses of the Silver Iowa Blue like the photo on top and I don't think genetically you'd get anything similar to this pullet in question. But, with genetics, nothing is certain! hahaha
I do notice this pullet having yellow legs. This doesn't occur within a purebred population, so that disqualifies her from a "purebred" status.......
As I study this pullet more and more, I'm wondering if she's a Phoenix cross. Look at her tail angle particularly and her head shape. If she had Iowa Blue in her background she'd have a very high (70-90) degree tail angle. Those IB's stamp their offspring with high tails. But this little lady has a low tail angle. Phoenix are also smaller in size......
She is a little more stand-offish but still demands her treats, lol. Whatever your girl is she is very pretty!
