Rachel wants to know what breed she is

[Painted Calls]

Hatchery quality Buckeye.

Pea combs can get big and sloppy. That's not a single comb.

 

[EmmaRainboe]

Hatchery quality Buckeye.

Pea combs can get big and sloppy. That's not a single comb.

Agreed.

 

[Vytania]

When you unfold her comb, I would expect it to be bigger than the typical comb of a Rhode Island Red hen.

Given what you've said, and the photos, I'm guessing some kind of Production Red (like Rhode Island Red or New Hampshire, but selected for egg laying ability rather than appearance, so details like the shade of red can be a bit off.)

Buckeyes should have a pea comb, and it should stay small for the entire life of the hen.

To me, this big, folded-over single-type comb seems very wrong for a Buckeye.

Production Red was another breed I was thinking she could be.

 

[NatJ]

Production Red was another breed I was thinking she could be.

Other than pea comb on a Buckeye, you might not be able to distinguish hatchery-quality birds that are Buckeye, Rhode Island Red, New Hampshire, or Production Red. They are all supposed to be red with a black tail, have yellow legs, lay brown eggs, and have a dual-purpose body type. The good ones that you might see at a poultry show will have distinctly different shades of "red," so the Buckeyes are more brown, the Rhode Island Reds very dark, and the New Hampshires much brighter. But when you buy them from a hatchery, they all tend a bit toward some middle shade. I think the body types are supposed to have some differences too, but again that can disappear when a hatchery just wants good layers that look sort-of like the breed.

(Personally, I tend to like the hatchery version of most breeds, but identifying them can sometimes be hard if you're going by what a breed is "supposed" to be like.)