Is my hen a Buckeye?

[mar013q]

This is Elaine. She was hatched in August (2011) from a mystery egg. I'm new to chickens and always thought she was a Rhode Island Red but then noticed she has a pea comb. She also has some black feathers. I think she is a Buckeye. What do you think?





Thanks!

 

[cgmccary]

She looks like a Buckeye to me.

 

[gootziecat]

The comb doesn't look like a peacomb to me.

 

[chickenobsessed]

im pretty sure she is a buckeye because i have a buckeye and that looks just like mine !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[cgmccary]

Quote: I agree that from the photos, one cannot discern whether it is a pea-comb so I am trusting that the OP knows what a peacomb looks like & knows the difference.

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from the pictures, it could be a small single comb or a pea comb or something else -- would need to see it from above or straight-on.

 

[NYREDS]

Doesn't look like a pea comb to me either. Also doesn't look like a Buckeye. My guess would be a production bred Rhode Island red.

 

[Matt1616]

It looks to have a obvious single comb to me. I'm with NYREDS on this one, looks like a standard production red.

 

[Spangled]

I would tend to say not Buckeye. The comb really looks like a single comb, but it's awfully small for being so red and for the hen being 7 months old. And the wattles are so tiny for a 7-month-old Production Red. The size of the red wattles and size of the red comb are more in line with a Buckeye. Granted it could be a maturity issue, but many 7-month-old hens have larger combs and wattles than those shown.

Where did you get this "mystery egg" that she hatched from? Any chance she's a cross between a Buckeye and a Production Red or a RI Red?

 

[mar013q]

I got the egg from a lady who has chickens has shows them in 4H. That's the only information I was given.