Was I lied to?

[aoxa]

as said previously a common traight of any Orp is the loose feathering

and they are pretty big [LF Type] and hence dont fly as they cant lift off the ground

Mine is super huge. She looks bigger because of her feathering. She makes a perfect broody. Still can fit her 5 - 5 week old chicks + one full grown silkie under her. Yes.. I have a silkie that sleeps under her.. Who knows why. She's weird..

 

[Chris09]

Did you get it from a hatchery if so what hatchery did it come from?

Chris

 

[dretd]

She is gold, and her eggs are pure white. At least according to my eyes. And she was a rescue from a hatchery...

I am wondering if the person you got her from meant she was a rescue from a battery, not hatchery. Would it be possible to go back to the person you got her from to get clarification? I ask because I have never seen a hatchery rescue but I have seen battery rescues ( I lead a sheltered life, so I am anxious to here if hatchery rescues are common from more knowledgable folks). Battery hens are frequently Red/Golden sexlinks and to my eye the body type of your hen seems to match that af a RSL. Just a thought to confuse things even more.

Also, I can't tell from the glare from the camera, does the hen have white legs or yellow legs? An Orpington should have white legs and if they have a yellow or bleached yellow color then she isn't an Orpington.

 

[Habibs Hens]

i dont wanna confuse you any more

but she does look like a hybrid cross [well more a mutt]

if you guys picture a buff orp in your mind and also picture a brown or if white is easier go white Leghorn in your mind and then merge the 2 pictures together


when i do it i see the OP Hen

a very leghoeny upward tail, white eggs, slim build

then you get the front view an orp almost looks like it needs a bra [no offence to anyone]

and this hen although slim and slender also shows that trait

i reckon she is a Orp Leghorn Cross

 

[TallChickMagnet]

I am wondering if the person you got her from meant she was a rescue from a battery, not hatchery. Would it be possible to go back to the person you got her from to get clarification? I ask because I have never seen a hatchery rescue but I have seen battery rescues ( I lead a sheltered life, so I am anxious to here if hatchery rescues are common from more knowledgable folks). Battery hens are frequently Red/Golden sexlinks and to my eye the body type of your hen seems to match that af a RSL. Just a thought to confuse things even more.

Also, I can't tell from the glare from the camera, does the hen have white legs or yellow legs? An Orpington should have white legs and if they have a yellow or bleached yellow color then she isn't an Orpington.

I was wrong in my hatchery remark, I did mean battery rescue. Her two coop mates are Leghorns and they are a lot smaller then she is. The pictures aren't to good, I will try to take more, if I can get her to sit still long enough. Now I am leaning towards to mixed breed idea. I got her from a place in Norco, CA called Ham & Eggs Ranch, a small place. She admited to making the mistake of housing to many together in to small of an area, but she seemed like a very nice person. Hence the feather damage, I can see them growing back.

I'd like to thank everyone for there input so far!!!

 

[dretd]

Good information to know. A sexlink is really a cross breed with known parentage and specific characteristics. You may want to google ISA Brown, Cinnamon Queen and Redstar. These are common names for a red Sexlink-- see if the photos match what your bird looks like. Knowing she is a battery hen RSL is my top-choice. I googled Ham & Egg Ranch and they don't list Orps nor do they list Sexlinks as their breeds so they are re-homing for an egg producer. I am sure they did not intentionally lie to you, even if this girl turns out to be a RSL instead of an Orp. They were probably going off of what the folks they got her from said.

I know several folks that have RSL and they have all been very sweet friendly chickens and are very good layers, so I wouldn't get too upset about the hen breed mix-up--it may be a happy accident for you!

 

[TallChickMagnet]

Good information to know. A sexlink is really a cross breed with known parentage and specific characteristics. You may want to google ISA Brown, Cinnamon Queen and Redstar. These are common names for a red Sexlink-- see if the photos match what your bird looks like. Knowing she is a battery hen RSL is my top-choice. I googled Ham & Egg Ranch and they don't list Orps nor do they list Sexlinks as their breeds so they are re-homing for an egg producer. I am sure they did not intentionally lie to you, even if this girl turns out to be a RSL instead of an Orp. They were probably going off of what the folks they got her from said.

I know several folks that have RSL and they have all been very sweet friendly chickens and are very good layers, so I wouldn't get too upset about the hen breed mix-up--it may be a happy accident for you!

As I check the pictures on there website I see the she can also be a Buff [FONT=Arial,Helvetica]Asiatic. The only thing that I know for sure is that it is Buff... LOL[/FONT]

 

[dretd]

The Asiatic breeds they have are Cochins and Brahmas. They are both feather-footed breeds and your girl has clean/featherless legs so so is not either one of those breeds although you may want to expand your flock some day and add one of them! I highly recommend Brahmas. I have both a Dark and a Light Brahma and they are very friendly girls!

 

[ChickenLover WI]

That is NO Buff Orpington !!!! I have 3 and they are a creamy buff color and there feathers wave in the wind. Go online to www.mcmurrayhatchery.com they will show you babies and full grown size paper catalog page #19 if you have a cell # and pm me it I can text you a picture of mine. But they have a online catalog you can look at. How much did they charge you for her if I might ask? You can PM me if you want.

 

[Pidgey104]

I think your white egg layers are the other two hens. They have the white ear lobes. You buff chicken could be an hatchery buff orpingtons or a buff rock.