Sold as a black leghorn, but clearly isn’t!

[Rhodebar Lover]

Black Australorp?

While they look similar, Black Australorps are clean legged, while this bird has light leg feathering

 

[freezerpops]

Also what’s going on with that poor naked hen in the pics? Is she supposed to look like that or is she going through a bad molt? Poor girl.

She’s a frazzle that was supposed to be a frizzle, aptly named Thing 1, or The Frizz. She drops nearly ALL her feathers in the summer but hasn’t had any problems with sunburns. I was sure I’d have to cull her before her first winter (harsh Midwest weather and indoors isn’t an option for her) but the past two years she regrows her feathers and has this lush curly coat all winter. I even tried making her sweaters her first fall hoping I would be able to keep her alive. It did NOT go well . She said no way lady I’ll grow my own!

 

[freezerpops]

Perhaps a Langshan? They are leggy like your girl is.
https://livestockconservancy.org/index.php/heritage/internal/langshan

ooh what a lovely looking breed! I hadn’t heard of them. I do love her lean

Might it be a Midnight Majesty Maran?

I could see that but they seem to have yellow legs? I don’t like trying to figure out TSC or bin chicks because there’s so many hatchery quality traits that make it harder and I already have a hard time!

I think she may be a Marans. You’ll know once she lays an egg. If it’s dark chocolate she’s a Marans

Man I would be thrilled to have dark chocolate eggs. I lost an Easter egger a while back and have been missing the pop of color in my eggs.

 

[LizzzyJo]

ooh what a lovely looking breed! I hadn’t heard of them. I do love her lean



I could see that but they seem to have yellow legs? I don’t like trying to figure out TSC or bin chicks because there’s so many hatchery quality traits that make it harder and I already have a hard time!


Man I would be thrilled to have dark chocolate eggs. I lost an Easter egger a while back and have been missing the pop of color in my eggs.

You’ll have to update us soon when she lays!! So cute about the frizzle’s sweater!! I want a drizzle so bad!! But I don’t have a heated coop

 

[JaeG]

She’s a frazzle that was supposed to be a frizzle, aptly named Thing 1, or The Frizz. She drops nearly ALL her feathers in the summer but hasn’t had any problems with sunburns. I was sure I’d have to cull her before her first winter (harsh Midwest weather and indoors isn’t an option for her) but the past two years she regrows her feathers and has this lush curly coat all winter. I even tried making her sweaters her first fall hoping I would be able to keep her alive. It did NOT go well . She said no way lady I’ll grow my own!

There's usually a BYC competition in Autumn for the worst molt photo so you should enter "The Frizz".

Here's last years one: https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...st-your-best-worst-chicken-molt-pics.1334957/

 

[freezerpops]

There's usually a BYC competition in Autumn for the worst molt photo so you should enter "The Frizz".

Here's last years one: https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...st-your-best-worst-chicken-molt-pics.1334957/

Oh that’d be no fair because The Frizz would win hands down! This is her annual transition

 

[Gray Farms]

Langshan was my first thought. But Marans is more likely.

 

[FluffyBottomBantams]

Langshan would be my guess, those eyes are very dark, and the dark feathers legs point to that breed. Could that Frizzle be a Frazzle in fact? Frazzles are the result of two frizzles bred together.

 

[LizzzyJo]

Omg her winter frizz is so cute!!! Her summer outfit is...ummm... a bold statement

 

[Painted Calls]

Oh that’d be no fair because The Frizz would win hands down! This is her annual transition View attachment 2232600View attachment 2232601View attachment 2232602View attachment 2232603View attachment 2232604

Bless her little frazzled heart. I love her and her name.