What breed is this chicken

[markfillmore]

She showed up on my property looking rough for wear and appeared solid black. Took a couple of days to lure her into the coop. After several weeks her color and feathers have come back and she is laying now.

 

[swamphiker]

I'm not sure what she is, but kudos to you for taking her in for some TLC! She's a pretty girl. Her face reminds me of an easter egger with that comb and beak shape, but I could be completely off-base.

 

[markfillmore]

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I'm not sure what she is, but kudos to you for taking her in for some TLC! She's a pretty girl. Her face reminds me of an easter egger with that comb and beak shape, but I could be completely off-base.

 

[swamphiker]

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Since easter eggers are mixes, they sometimes lay brown eggs. She could also be a cross with a brown-laying breed. However, that is just the feeling I got from looking at her, perhaps someone with deeper chicken breed knowledge than me else will chime in!

 

[HorseGirlAbby]

I think she’s likely a mixed breed, probably part Easter Egger. She’s a pretty girl!

 

[MysteryChicken]

Brahma mix.

 

[Ladybird CA]

I would guess Easter Egger mom and Wyandotte or barnevelder dad since she has lacing. Easter Egger/araucana based roosters usually pass on the blue egg gene down to their daughters.

 

[Lacy Duckwing]

She's a Dark Brahma. Her legs have been plucked. She's probably a hatchery variety, as her hackles isn't as light as they should be, which only means she's not a show-quality bird.

You might want to ask around to see if anyone had a chicken go missing. Just looking at her you can tell she's been in someone else's flock for awhile (and they probably didn't free-range).

 

[Ladybird CA]

I zoomed in on her legs and see the plucked feathers now. Odd and very few compared to a typical dark Brahma but I agree that that’s probably what she is.

 

[Squawkers]

She's a Dark Brahma. Her legs have been plucked. She's probably a hatchery variety, as her hackles isn't as light as they should be, which only means she's not a show-quality bird.

You might want to ask around to see if anyone had a chicken go missing. Just looking at her you can tell she's been in someone else's flock for awhile (and they probably didn't free-range).

You can pluck their legs?! Does it hurt??