What breed do you think this hen is? She is four months old.

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she looks like a barred buff x black sexlink
 
Thanks. She had a little black swoosh behind her eye as a chick. Does that seem right for an Easter egger?View attachment 1489839
She’s definitely not an Easter Egger, brown leghorn or Welsummer however she Could be a mix breed
The Easter Eggers are not a Unique breed. They vary in what mixture they are from. I had 3 and looked similar to the above. I see those small ear muffs, on this one. Mine had similar. Mine,,,,,, each of the 3 laid different color eggs. They each looked different as adults, even though all looked similar as baby chicks.
So I probably had Mutts. that were similar to EE's.
 
The Easter Eggers are not a Unique breed. They vary in what mixture they are from. I had 3 and looked similar to the above. I see those small ear muffs, on this one. Mine had similar. Mine,,,,,, each of the 3 laid different color eggs. They each looked different as adults, even though all looked similar as baby chicks.
So I probably had Mutts. that were similar to EE's.

The hen in the picture that the OP posted has a single comb though. Easter Egger s should have pea combs and as you say they are not a ‘unique breed’ however they still shouldn’t have a single comb as peacoms are completely dominant over single combs, therefore this is not an Easter Egger
 
The hen in the picture that the OP posted has a single comb though. Easter Egger s should have pea combs and as you say they are not a ‘unique breed’ however they still shouldn’t have a single comb as peacoms are completely dominant over single combs, therefore this is not an Easter Egger
Totally untrue. Easter Eggers are a mixed breed and can have any comb type. Yes the pea comb (P) is dominant to the single comb (p), but when you breed an Easter Egger to an Easter Egger you can get the occasional chick with a single comb because most Easter Eggers carry one dominant pea comb gene and one recessive single comb gene (Pp). When bred together there is a 25% chance for any of the chicks to hatch with a single comb.
 
Totally untrue. Easter Eggers are a mixed breed and can have any comb type. Yes the pea comb (P) is dominant to the single comb (p), but when you breed an Easter Egger to an Easter Egger you can get the occasional chick with a single comb because most Easter Eggers carry one dominant pea comb gene and one recessive single comb gene (Pp). When bred together there is a 25% chance for any of the chicks to hatch with a single comb.

Oh, good to know. But the hen in the pic that the OP posted is not an Easter Egger, as Easter eggers should have green/ blue legs.
 
Totally untrue. Easter Eggers are a mixed breed and can have any comb type. Yes the pea comb (P) is dominant to the single comb (p), but when you breed an Easter Egger to an Easter Egger you can get the occasional chick with a single comb because most Easter Eggers carry one dominant pea comb gene and one recessive single comb gene (Pp). When bred together there is a 25% chance for any of the chicks to hatch with a single comb.

Oh and by the way, didn’t you suggest “brown leghorn” and “welsummer” ? Because the hen in the picture looks absolutely nothing like those two breeds in my opinion.
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