Rescued bird, is it a hen? Any idea of breed?

[CHlCKEN]

I don't even want to know what they did to that poor bird.

Don’t worry, it’s photo-altering!

 

[SBFChickenGirl]

Don’t worry, it’s photo-altering!

I initially suspected that... but who knows what people have come up with these days.

 

[CHlCKEN]

I initially suspected that... but who knows what people have come up with these days.

Yes of course I don’t blame you for worrying! But I found the “blue combed chicken” on an article that has the link to the original, so no worries!

 

[TreeChick]

My guess is a female production red. It’s so nice to hear that you rescued her. Update us in her first egg for you!

I certainly will

 

[TreeChick]

Beautiful chicken! PR and RIR look very similar, especially since PR are bred from RIR (Over New Hampshire Red) And that can trip people up. Especially myself! What I notice, is, that her head is much darker in comparison to the rest of her body. This isn’t something you would see in either PR Or RIR a lot. My guess is New Hampshire Red, only because of this. (This breed is usually shown to have either a lighter body with darker head and neck, or dark body with lighter head and neck with dark hackles. I can’t tell which is most accurate) However, I don’t know a ton about any of the three breeds, so I would rather someone with more experience help out.

Interesting! Thank you for explaining the 3 breeds - they do seem to be well mixed up and rather genetically ambiguous! I have an RIR in my existing flock and she has absolutely wonderful temperament and consistent layer so I’d be happy for any variation of her

 

[TreeChick]

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Haha that chicken is very unwell! Looks like a chicken that ate the bubble gum in Charlie and the chocolate factory!