What breed hen - possibly mixed?

[chloeonz]

Hi, I was wondering what breed of hen our lady is - quite possibly a mixed breed as we were given fertile eggs. She is VERY noisy - cackles away especially when she demands food in the morning and evening. Hasn’t started laying yet (she is 5 months old), black legs, gold feathers around neck and beautiful black feathers than shine green in the sun. Small comb though...I was think Australorp or similar crossed. Quite friendly, loves flying over gates and looking at us through our window. She has other hen friends but they dont seem phased to follow her over the fence. When I was growing up we had a hen that would sit at our window and let us pat her as we’d go in & out of the house, turned out to be a rooster! I dont think this one is as she has short tail feathers

 

[Timsanguscows]

Black Sex Link - Rhode Island Rooster crossed over a Barred Rock hen.

 

[harice4806]

I would have to agree...my black sex links all have varying levels of red around their neck/chest. And the greenish sheen on their black feathers in the sun is beautiful!

 

[Leahs Coop]

Black sexlink

 

[cstephens1987]

BSL, agreed but looking at the comb I'm curious about its parents. Perhaps rosecomb RIR or Dominique in there?

 

[Gray Farms]

She is a crossbred.

 

[drumstick diva]

on the fence with her

 

[Brahma Chicken5000]

She looks like a Marans cross, possibly an Olive Egger. What type of comb does she have? It’s hard to tell if it’s a pea comb or a rose comb.

 

[chloeonz]

She ended up getting attacked by a dog and we had to make “the call”, tough choice. We were very sad. We have a couple newbies arriving soon to increase our tiny flock. Please see my latest post for advice. Thank you for all the replies! X

 

[cstephens1987]

She ended up getting attacked by a dog and we had to make “the call”, tough choice. We were very sad. We have a couple newbies arriving soon to increase our tiny flock. Please see my latest post for advice. Thank you for all the replies! X

Sorry for your loss