Partridge Brahma or Cochin? Please Help!!!

[hens4thehudds]

I bought this little girl (Keely) as a hatching egg... I was told it was a Cochin egg.
Here is the thing,
***her feathering is more golden (like a golden partridge Brahma)then burgundy/red (like the Partridge Cochin)
***her tail shape is not flouncy and round like a Cochin.
*** Her leg feathering is really not as thick as a "normal" Cochin.
****She does have a straight comb, not a pea comb.
IDK maybe she is a mix ....I would love any and all opinions. Thanks!

Pictures are in order from oldest to youngest
Here she is today about 13 weeks old:


























Here below is Keely about 9 weeks old:














Here below is Keely about 3 weeks old:

 

[BantamLover21]

I agree with you that she does look more like a Gold Partridge Brahma than she does a Partridge Cochin. But the partridge color can vary, especially in hatchery birds. Where did you get her from?

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Edited: No, she's not a Brahma, as they have pea combs, not single combs. I forgot that when I was posting...

 

[Chickerdoodle13]

With the single comb, I'm going to say she is a hatchery quality gold partridge cochin. She looks very much like a hatchery cochin I had a while ago.

 

[Banana Hen]

I think she is a Partridge Cochin, and when she is older, she will get more feathers. I hope this helps.

 

[hens4thehudds]

I agree with you that she does look more like a Gold Partridge Brahma than she does a Partridge Cochin. But the partridge color can vary, especially in hatchery birds. Where did you get her from?

I got her from a place called Chickens Galore in Norco, So Cal. They do sell both Brahmas and Cochins. And remember I got her as a hatching egg. So maybe there was a mix up at birth;-)

 

[hens4thehudds]

I think she is a Partridge Cochin, and when she is older, she will get more feathers. I hope this helps.

Yes, thanks...that's what I am hoping, but it does't seem like that flouncey Cochin tail ever going to come in....

 

[hens4thehudds]

With the single comb, I'm going to say she is a hatchery quality gold partridge cochin. She looks very much like a hatchery cochin I had a while ago.

That is what the cochin thread people said too. Is that because hatchery's mix the breeds? My keely looks so different from the Cochin standard. Do you know why that is?

 

[laurenhill11245]

I have no experience with the breed so this reply wont be very helpful I just wanted to say she is beautiful! completely stunning!

 

[hens4thehudds]

I have no experience with the breed so this reply wont be very helpful I just wanted to say she is beautiful! completely stunning! 

Thank you! I really appreciate that! I do think so too even if she doesn't fit a certain breed type mold:-D

 

[keesmom]

That is what the cochin thread people said too. Is that because hatchery's mix the breeds? My keely looks so different from the Cochin standard. Do you know why that is?

Hatcheries do not breed to the standard. Nor do they mix breeds unless they are producing sex links. In many cases hatchery birds cases only vaguely resemble their breeder bird relatives. In their defense a hatchery's goal is not to win at shows but instead provide their buyers with large numbers of chicks, many of which are pullet only orders.