No earthly idea what hens I got.

[hippiestink]

Picked up these hens because they're pretty and I have no idea what they are. Most of the time sellers give me a hint as to what they could be (based on the birds they had breeding) or I can figure it out on my own but I'm pretty stumped this time. I need more that one or two people telling me the same breed before I'll accept an ID, otherwise it'll forever be a mystery.


Bought the second one in the cage with this hen, same breed but is healthier looking. Looks like it has a peacomb but no idea what it could be after searching the Breeds section of the site.


Got the one in the front in this photo. Again, no clue what it could be.

 

[GitaBooks]

They're beautiful!

However, I don't think the bottom two are pure-breeds. The top one looks similar to an Ancona but with a pea comb.

 

[hippiestink]

Some behavior to help with ID: Black one flies and is stubborn and headstrong. Caught her and the second roosting on top of our 10 ft fence. The second tends to be gentler and very friendly toward people where the black one is rough toward the flock and somewhat ambivalent to people.

 

[GitaBooks]

The black ones behavior matches Mediterranean breeds like Anconas, leghorns, and minorcas.

 

[hippiestink]

I only dismissed the Ancona breed as a possibility for the black one because of the comb. She's lovely if you pick her up and pet her but she won't just walk up to you.

 

[hippiestink]

Well looking through again I noticed our white hen looks like some sort of Delaware mix. The seller happened to have a Chantecler/Brahma mix and was also selling Sex Link pullets. The guy tends to have a wide selection of birds. So it could be any number of crosses.