What breed is she?

[RoostersAreAwesome]

I received this little black hen. I tried to get a clear pic of her but she’s fast and don’t like to be touched. She also has spurs. I have no idea what she is. View attachment 2838903

She’s an American game cross.

 

[RoostersAreAwesome]

Nope. It is not fibro.

Sumatras aren’t fibromelanistic. They’re gypsy faced.

 

[TheOddOneOut]

Sumatras aren’t fibromelanistic. They’re gypsy faced.

Then it is not gypsy faced.
Though isn’t that an outdated term?

 

[RoostersAreAwesome]

Then it is not gypsy faced.
Though isn’t that an outdated term?

I would prefer to use a different term, but, as far as I know, there isn’t one.

 

[NatJ]

I would prefer to use a different term, but, as far as I know, there isn’t one.

This chicken has a red face and comb. Sumatras have black faces & combs. So this chicken is not a Sumatra (or at least, not a good one.)

Nice and clear, no problematic terms, but it did take more words to say

 

[RoostersAreAwesome]

This chicken has a red face and comb. Sumatras have black faces & combs. So this chicken is not a Sumatra (or at least, not a good one.)

Nice and clear, no problematic terms, but it did take more words to say

That description matches fibromelanism as well, though, and I was trying to clarify to @TheOddOneOut that Sumatras don’t have fibromelanism.

 

[MysteryChicken]

That description matches fibromelanism as well, though, and I was trying to clarify to @TheOddOneOut that Sumatras don’t have fibromelanism.

Yes, Sumatras are Gypsy Faced.

 

[NatJ]

That description matches fibromelanism as well, though, and I was trying to clarify to @TheOddOneOut that Sumatras don’t have fibromelanism.

Yes, which is why it's good for telling why the chicken cannot be a Sumatra, while dodging the issue of what to call the black face on a Sumatra.

Of course when you DO want to discuss the difference between fibromelanism and gypsy face, then you need terms for those traits