What breed is this hen?

[Nugget_123]

I’m getting a new hen from a friend. All they told me was that it was a ‘game hen’, but about a year old. I have no idea what breed this is but is definitely not a broiler or meat bird. Sorry the pictures are not the best.

 

[The Moonshiner]

With that kind of comb, muff and beard I'd go with an Easter Egger.

 

[Nugget_123]

This chicken does have a lot of feather damage in the back/ tail and possibly face.

 

[Nugget_123]

This chicken does have a lot of feather damage in the back/ tail and possibly face.

I was told game hen. The hen lays brown eggs. I was thinking maybe American game hen? What is defined as a ‘game hen?’

 

[The Moonshiner]

This chicken does have a lot of feather damage in the back/ tail and possibly face.

And? Significance?

 

[Nugget_123]

And? Significance?

I wasn’t sure if that would be interpreted as a breed characteristic since she doesn’t really have a tail, so I was clarifying

 

[The Moonshiner]

Oh no, I didn't interpret that into a breed characteristic.
From your first pic it looks like the red hen is about to add to her feather lose. Might watch for that.

 

[redinator]

Oh no, I didn't interpret that into a breed characteristic.
From your first pic it looks like the red hen is about to add to her feather lose. Might watch for that.

Lol. Feather picker caught on camera

 

[StinkyAcres]

With that kind of comb, muff and beard I'd go with an Easter Egger.

Agreed. Easter Egger being feather-picked.

 

[Nugget_123]

Agreed. Easter Egger being feather-picked.

She does look like a Egger, now that I have her with me to look at, since I just got her from a friend. Definitely not ‘game hen’ lol.