Partridge what?

[BlazeJester]

That is a normal coloration for brown leghorn or welsummer, but has a red earlobe so is likely welsummer. Not partridge. May be "easily confused" at the hatchery as a day-old though.

 

[stephanie1992]

i agree with everyone else on that its not an EE, i think they say EE because of the legs. but nothing on that bird looks EE to me

 

[rachel1]

man you guys are great!

I had looked up some breeds and was looking at the welsummer and was always looking and wondering about this on while they were babies b/c I had ordered some brown leghorns with this flock.......going to look at the welummers some more

 

[rachel1]

I tend to agree about the bird not "looking" ee

 

[hdowden]

your mystery hen has a commen ee hen color feather wise but it doesnt have the right shape plus a few other factors such as the yellow on the legs. cant be a leghorn it lacks the white earlob and body shape doesnt appear to be right for waynes nor does the comb. the best guess for any of us is a hq welsummer

 

[rachel1]

Well I will definately let you know when she starts laying.......should be soon, she is right at 21 weeks

 

[smarsh]

i still say sex link
correct body, and it does have a white ear lobe which shows up somtime in sex links

 

[rachel1]

what kind of sex link?

 

[stephanie1992]

here is the feather sight on welsummers

http://www.feathersite.com/Poultry/CGP/Wels/BRKWelsummers.html

 

[rachel1]

Thanks so much for the link.....I was going against the welsummer bc of the leg color. But she sure does fit that bill, either way i will soon find out, dork egg vs greed egg, we shall see. I do not think she is a sexlink though........