What breed and is she purebreed please?

Feb 2, 2020
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Found this little sweetness in my yard and after hanging about for about a week, she has now joined my little flock of what was 8, now 9. She seems healthy, timid though and has had her wings chopped (ouch) to stop flying I pressume. What breed please somebody? Thankyou in advance :)
 

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Found this little sweetness in my yard and after hanging about for about a week, she has now joined my little flock of what was 8, now 9. She seems healthy, timid though and has had her wings chopped (ouch) to stop flying I pressume. What breed please somebody? Thankyou in advance :)
I'm no expert on breeds... looks like she could be a purebred...
Gorgeous though! :love
 
Found this little sweetness in my yard and after hanging about for about a week, she has now joined my little flock of what was 8, now 9. She seems healthy, timid though and has had her wings chopped (ouch) to stop flying I pressume. What breed please somebody? Thankyou in advance :)
She kinda looks like a he am I wrong?
 
has had her wings chopped (ouch) to stop flying I pressume.
No "ouch" involved. The feathers have been cut short, and yes that is to prevent flying. But there are no nerves in the feathers, so it does not hurt the chicken, just like cutting your hair or fingernails does not hurt you.

Have you checked whether anyone in your area lost a chicken? The clipped wings make me think this bird has a history of escaping, and someone might be looking for it.
 
She kinda looks like a he am I wrong?
I had the same thought, but I am really not sure.

The comb & wattles could belong to a young male-- or they could belong to an adult female.

And I'm not seeing male saddle feathers, but again that could point to a female, or a young male, or even to a hen-feathered male. (Hen-feathered males are fairly rare, but they do exist, and they have feathers that are both the shape and the color that a hen's feathers would be.)

If the bird lays eggs, of course it's female.
And if it crows, it's male.
But if it's not doing either, I'm stumped.

So I'll fall back on trusting the OP, who has seen the bird and its behavior in person, and who does already have chickens and thus some experience.
 

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