What breed is this hen?

[Muscoveyman]

What breed is my hen?

 

[junebuggena]

Black Australorp or Jersey Giant depending on the color of the bottoms of her feet.

 

[Blackberry18]

Black Australorp or Jersey Giant depending on the color of the bottoms of her feet.

I agree. Australorps have pinkish-white footpads, while Jersey Giants have yellow.

 

[Muscoveyman]

Her legs are grey

 

[junebuggena]

You need to look at the bottoms of the feet, not the legs. What color is the skin on the very bottoms of the feet?

 

[Michael OShay]

You need to look at the bottoms of the feet, not the legs. What color is the skin on the very bottoms of the feet?

Agreed.

 

[Chicken Girl1]

You need to look at the bottoms of the feet, not the legs. What color is the skin on the very bottoms of the feet?

x2

 

[Muscoveyman]

She's run off into the ditch so I'll wait until she comes out to look, the man I bought her off said she'll go broody for me and she has a lot of feathers gone off her chest so I presume she's just finished hatching, how many eggs do ye think I could set under her?

 

[Blackberry18]

She's run off into the ditch so I'll wait until she comes out to look, the man I bought her off said she'll go broody for me and she has a lot of feathers gone off her chest so I presume she's just finished hatching, how many eggs do ye think I could set under her?

If she has feathers come off her chest, she may be molting. Chickens can usually cover 10 - 12 eggs. Also, broodiness isn't always something you can force (though quite possible). Sometimes hens go, others not. Broodiness info is often available in breed descriptions (though not always accurate, Black Sex-Links aren't supposed to go broody, but mine has twice).

 

[Michael OShay]

If she has feathers come off her chest, she may be molting. Chickens can usually cover 10 - 12 eggs. Also, broodiness isn't always something you can force (though quite possible). Sometimes hens go, others not. Broodiness info is often available in breed descriptions (though not always accurate, Black Sex-Links aren't supposed to go broody, but mine has twice).

X2 on Blackberry18's post.