What breed is this hen?

[jimcole]

I got this hen last fall from a lady who was selling her chickens and I have no idea what breed she is. She is a plump, healthy looking bird with just a tiny, stubby comb. Right now she is broody and laying on eggs. Most of our other hens are hatchery white leghorns and Rhode Island Reds. We have a black jersey giant rooster, so it will be interesting to see what the chicks will look like! The hen pictured is really a fine bird though, and if I could figure out what she is, I would probably like to get more of her kind and start moving away from the hatchery leghorns.

 

[WildWestChick]

She looks mixed breed to me... I dunno what she is but she is pretty!

 

[Cyan Night]

She kind of looks like a BLRW mix, but I'm not really sure either. I agree with WildWestChick, she's very pretty

 

[Percheron chick]

I'd probably call her a partridge wyandotte.

 

[howfunkyisurchicken]

I'd guess she's a partridge Wyandotte as well, she's lovely

 

[Wyandottes7]

Partridge Wyandotte or Patridge Wyandotte mix (color doesn't look quite right).

 

[BantamLover21]

I agree with Wyandottes7. She's a pretty little hen!

 

[jimcole]

Thanks for sharing your thoughts everyone! After looking up some pictures of Partridge Wyandotte chickens, I agree that she looks quite a bit like them. She is a nice looking hen. Her, my black Jersey Giant rooster and a pathetic looking mixed breed white chickens are my favourites out of my flock of 17 chickens. Hopefully I can find more like this hen sometime as she is my only chicken that wants to hatch eggs.

 

[Percheron chick]

RIR and leghorns are not known for broodiness. That's part of what makes them desirable layers. There are many breeds that will go broody. Cochins are a good bet but add some variety and you will probably have one or two that want to hatch eggs. I just had a maran, brahma, orloff and cochin all go broody at the same time. Sort of annoying when they hog the popular nesting boxes and steal the eggs the other hens lay.