Rachel wants to know what breed she is

[RoostersAreAwesome]

She’s either a hatchery quality buckeye or an Easter egger.

 

[Vytania]

That face almost reminds me of a Dark Cornish. Were did you get her. If it was a feed store she’s very likely a mix.

Her body isn't as meaty as the Dark Cornish pictures I've seen and she's more red than what I've seen.

 

[Vytania]

This is Rachel and she's about 7 years old. I've had her since she was a day old but I have no idea what breed she is. I've researched off and on all this time but haven't found any other breeds that look like her. Can you help?


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This is a picture of her when she was younger.

 

[Little Baby Bean]

She’s either a hatchery quality buckeye or an Easter egger.

I agree.

 

[Vytania]

Maybe a Buckeye mix, I doubt she’s pure.

The more I look at Buckeye pictures I am leaning more toward her being that breed. I posted another picture of her when she was younger, before her comb started folding over.

 

[Vytania]

She’s either a hatchery quality buckeye or an Easter egger.

I'm really starting to think she is a Buckeye, especially the more I look at pictures of them.

 

[Lacy Duckwing]

This is a picture of her when she was younger.

Very Buckeye like.

 

[Vytania]

Very Buckeye like.

I agree. When I look at pictures of Buckeye chicks, she was never that light, always the dark, reddish color but as an adult she looks like one.

 

[TheOddOneOut]

Buckeye.
She's just got a messy pea comb.
She's a buckeye.

 

[NatJ]

She came from Rural King and I used to have the name of the hatchery they used that year but I don't remember what it was.

If I hold her comb up it looks like a single come folded over. Her coloring is similar to a Rhode Island Red but her comb isn't as big as a Rhode Island Red.

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.