No comb at 9 months old and not sure what breed

[SDChickies]

Can anyone help me figure out what breed she is? (And why she has no comb at 9mo old)?

 

[horror_trashcan]

Looks like one of my Easter Eggers, they have peacombs which are more bubbly than tall.
* I just looked at it again and it just looks like a short comb instead of pea, not all EEs have pea just a lot.

 

[Ridgerunner]

Can anyone help me figure out what breed she is?

What can you tell us about her background? Anything about her parents? Where did you get her?

There are a lot of breeds around the world I'm not familiar with. Some chickens can be recognized breeds, some are types, some are crosses of specific breeds or colors. Some are barnyard mixes, no breed. To me she looks like some kind of mix as opposed to a specific breed but I've been wrong before.

(And why she has no comb at 9mo old)?

Because that is the genetics she inherited. This may get a little involved but I'll try.

There are two different genes that set the basic canvas for a comb, the Rose and the Pea. If a chicken has the Rose genes only then you get a Rose comb. If it has the Pea genes only you get a version of the Pea comb. If the chicken has both you get a combination, sometimes called a Walnut comb. If the chicken has neither Rose not Pea then it has a Single comb. Those are the four basic templates.

But there are other basic modifiers that can significantly affect the comb appearance. One is the Vee modifier. Depending in whether it is working with Rose, Pea, Walnut, or Single you can get some really weird shapes. Similar with the Buttercup modifier. There are others that affect basic shape.

Then you have another set of modifiers that affect size. Some of these can create a huge tall comb while others can create a tiny barely there comb. What I think you have is a chicken with a single comb but with the modifiers to shrink it to almost nothing. Should be very cold-hardy. Not much risk of frostbite to the comb.

 

[DemeterAD9]

She has a comb, it’s just small. Not all chickens have big combs and they come in a variety of shapes and sizes. Not only that, with hens their combs tend to stay small until they start laying. If she is laying, what color egg does she lay? Where did you get her?

 

[SDChickies]

What can you tell us about her background? Anything about her parents? Where did you get her?

There are a lot of breeds around the world I'm not familiar with. Some chickens can be recognized breeds, some are types, some are crosses of specific breeds or colors. Some are barnyard mixes, no breed. To me she looks like some kind of mix as opposed to a specific breed but I've been wrong before.


Because that is the genetics she inherited. This may get a little involved but I'll try.

There are two different genes that set the basic canvas for a comb, the Rose and the Pea. If a chicken has the Rose genes only then you get a Rose comb. If it has the Pea genes only you get a version of the Pea comb. If the chicken has both you get a combination, sometimes called a Walnut comb. If the chicken has neither Rose not Pea then it has a Single comb. Those are the four basic templates.

But there are other basic modifiers that can significantly affect the comb appearance. One is the Vee modifier. Depending in whether it is working with Rose, Pea, Walnut, or Single you can get some really weird shapes. Similar with the Buttercup modifier. There are others that affect basic shape.

Then you have another set of modifiers that affect size. Some of these can create a huge tall comb while others can create a tiny barely there comb. What I think you have is a chicken with a single comb but with the modifiers to shrink it to almost nothing. Should be very cold-hardy. Not much risk of frostbite to the comb.

We got her from a family whose daughter took her home from school, then they realized that their yard was too small for chickens so we took her and her clutch-mate. They told us she was New Hampshire Red - her clutch mate (beind her in attached picture) does look like she could be a NH Red, the one I'm asking about looks more like a Black Star to me? No idea who their parents are.

What can you tell us about her background? Anything about her parents? Where did you get her?

There are a lot of breeds around the world I'm not familiar with. Some chickens can be recognized breeds, some are types, some are crosses of specific breeds or colors. Some are barnyard mixes, no breed. To me she looks like some kind of mix as opposed to a specific breed but I've been wrong before.


Because that is the genetics she inherited. This may get a little involved but I'll try.

There are two different genes that set the basic canvas for a comb, the Rose and the Pea. If a chicken has the Rose genes only then you get a Rose comb. If it has the Pea genes only you get a version of the Pea comb. If the chicken has both you get a combination, sometimes called a Walnut comb. If the chicken has neither Rose not Pea then it has a Single comb. Those are the four basic templates.

But there are other basic modifiers that can significantly affect the comb appearance. One is the Vee modifier. Depending in whether it is working with Rose, Pea, Walnut, or Single you can get some really weird shapes. Similar with the Buttercup modifier. There are others that affect basic shape.

Then you have another set of modifiers that affect size. Some of these can create a huge tall comb while others can create a tiny barely there comb. What I think you have is a chicken with a single comb but with the modifiers to shrink it to almost nothing. Should be very cold-hardy. Not much risk of frostbite to the comb.

 

[SDChickies]

She has a comb, it’s just small. Not all chickens have big combs and they come in a variety of shapes and sizes. Not only that, with hens their combs tend to stay small until they start laying. If she is laying, what color egg does she lay? Where did you get her?

We got her from a family that knew nothing about her parents. As far as I can tell she isn't laying yet - if she has layed then the eggs are brown (we have 4 chickens and all eggs are brown).

 

[WingItRanch]

To me, she looks like a Welsummer mix.

 

[TOMTE]

Looks like a BSL to me. Similar to my Esme but with more brown on the body.