What breed is Mrs. Whatsit?

[marcumbackyardfarms]

She is not a bantam but does have a small build. She has dark willow or slate legs, white earlobes, single comb, lays a very small light beige egg. Was very flighty at first but now is very friendly. She is currently 6 months old. Very strongly resembles Red Caps but does not have the correct comb at all for that.

 

[CowGrrrl]

Oh my gawsh, i love her name.
she is a golden spangled Hamburg

 

[Kelsie2290]

She looks like a gold spangled hamburg except for the comb.

 

[sourland]

The comb is wrong for a Hamburg, but everything else is right. She is a very striking bird perhaps a 'hatchery' bred golden spangled Hamburg.

 

[marcumbackyardfarms]

Yes we thought that too until we saw that just like the Red Caps the Hamburgs have special combs. We got her name from the book/movie "A Wrinkle in Time"

 

[ghostwolf211]

Oh wow....I love the color!!!

 

[marcumbackyardfarms]

She is from Ideal Hatchery.

 

[Kelsie2290]

Ideal does have GSH, and she has white earlobes, so GSH that happens to have a single comb would get my vote.

 

[ederob]

The comb is wrong for a Hamburg, but everything else is right. She is a very striking bird perhaps a 'hatchery' bred golden spangled Hamburg.

X2

 

[marcumbackyardfarms]

she also lays a small brown egg instead of white