What breed is this hen?

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Notice the penciling. I keep her with my RIRs, but she was given to me, so I don't know her breeding background.
 
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It's definitely a partridge. When the bird was given to you did they give a breed name or did they also not know?
 
She has some type of red bird gene in her,and likely some red jungle fowl in her.
But,some partidge too.
 
The lady who gave her to me called her a Rhode Island Red, but when I asked her if she was sure, she didn't know. She got it from a feed store as a chick, but couldn't keep chickens in her HOA. Feed stores typically buy pure bred pullets via catalog to sell to the public, and I thought this one might be one of those bonus mystery breeds that they sometimes include with the order or it got mixed in accidentally with the RIR'S as a chick.
 
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Thank you... you're right... that's her! Now I know what kind of roo I should pair her with.
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