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Although her comb is larger than your other hens, it's not necessarily huge for a hen, especially a leghorn. She's got a few tell-tale hen signs, outside of just comb size.

She's got a hen feather pattern and color, rounded saddle feathers, and rounded neck feathers.

If she was a male brown leghorn she'd look like the pic I've posted here (that I borrowed from cackle hatchery). He has A much larger comb, male color pattern, and pointy saddle and hackle feathers.

They call them brown leghorns because of their feather color, not the egg color.


Yes. Hens don't have big combs like that, right??!!
 
View attachment 1130256 Although her comb is larger than your other hens, it's not necessarily huge for a hen, especially a leghorn. She's got a few tell-tale hen signs, outside of just comb size.

She's got a hen feather pattern and color, rounded saddle feathers, and rounded neck feathers.

If she was a male brown leghorn she'd look like the pic I've posted here (that I borrowed from cackle hatchery). He has A much larger comb, male color pattern, and pointy saddle and hackle feathers.

They call them brown leghorns because of their feather color, not the egg color.
Thank You! I've been calling her Axle LOL
 
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