Trying to identify chicken breed

GilmantonChickenMama22

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Feb 24, 2023
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Hello, this is my oldest and favorite of the flock, Carnegie. I got her three years ago with a jersey giant rooster after my father tried chickens to keep the tick population down in his backyard, and then found the chicken upkeep to be more work than he was ready for. She's the most intelligent and independent chicken I own, and I'm hoping to get a few more of her, not just to keep her company but also because I love all her traits, which her chicks seem to have inherited.

Could anyone tell what she is? By coloring alone I've come up with a handful of possibilities, but either those breeds don't lay white eggs, or they are definitely larger than her 1.5-2 Ibs.
 

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Is she a bantam?
I strongly believe so, she's by far the smallest on the property. This is her with her day old chicks last year. They were as big as she was within a few weeks. Has anyone have any experience with Dutch bantams, if she could be one? It was one of the possibilities I came down to, but I have no clue how my dad could have gotten it.
 

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She looks to be a Light Brown Dutch Bantam :)
Thank you! I couldn't imagine how my dad got ahold of one, but that's what I tentatively came up with. Most of my other girls are much bigger, orpingtons and buckeyes, and she doesn't get along with *any* of them. She's living with the ducks right now, ruling the coop so I was hoping to get a few more of her breed... Does anyone know of any Dutch bantam breeders out there?
 

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