Iowa Blue Hen?

[cstephens1987]

What color eggs did she lay out of curiosity

 

[Frazzemrat1]

What color eggs did she lay out of curiosity

She probably doesn't yet. OP said she wandered into his yard with the babes... and she wouldn't start laying again until the babes weren't babes anymore.

 

[cstephens1987]

She probably doesn't yet. OP said she wandered into his yard with the babes... and she wouldn't start laying again until the babes weren't babes anymore.

Ahh missed that part. Thought she wandered in and had chicks later. Fair enough. The reason I ask is that she looks like some kind of olive egger cross to me possibly

 

[Gray Farms]

Hen looks pea combed, rooster isn't a Black Copper Marans.

 

[cstephens1987]

Hen looks pea combed, rooster isn't a Black Copper Marans.

Pea or Rose? Kind of looks like a rose in that second picture.

 

[Gray Farms]

Looks like a pea comb to me

 

[cstephens1987]

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Looks like a pea comb to me

Honestly unless they are really clear pictures, really well defined combs, etc. I tend to have a hard time with some of the combs. A small undefined pea comb can look a lot like an early rose comb to me. I suppose your right and I'll go back to my "possible olive egger" line of thinking

 

[Futuregreenefarm]

Thank you all so much for your input. An olive egger (or any color) would be great to and now I am curious about her eggs as well. If I can remember and still have her, I will post pics of her eggs when she starts laying again just to satisfy our curiosity lol
AND if anyone lives in North GA and what we call the Tri-State area, I have some chicks that need a good home!

 

[drumstick diva]

looks like pea comb to me also

 

[Futuregreenefarm]

UPDATE: We won't get to see the hens eggs after all. The chicks are about 5 weeks old I am guessing and she has left now with the rooster to return to the flock she probably came from. I still have the chicks though. I'm very concerned that they will be untamed like the momma hen. They won't let me near them and take food and run with it and I can barely get them into the coop now with her not there to lead them in. I am discouraged they will never really be pets to me and my family now. It's kinda sad trying to raise an animal that runs in total fear from you.