What breed is this pretty pullet? Leghorn? Game?

TheFeatheredTempest

Chirping
9 Years
Jul 3, 2010
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I recently bought this pretty girl from a local farmer. I'm baffled by her breed(s). She has soft black feathers which shimmer with green hues when the light catches them just right. She is gentle and sweet and at the bottom of the pecking order in my small flock. Her legs are black on yellow. Her neck feathers have me especially confused since they aren't the same color as the black stars I've seen. Her comb and face don't have any red or pink color to it. I've looked like crazy trying to figure out what breed she might be! I'd appreciate any clues, thanks:)

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She looks rumpless, did she get pecked or does she really not have a tail? If so, you might have an Araucana mix. She could lay blue eggs for you. Do you know how old she is? I don't see any comb or wattles which makes me think she's still young.

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No, she's got a tail, just had it tucked in a way that doesn't show in the picture. She's approximately between 3 and 4 months in age. She has a comb but it's not pink or red so it blends right in with her head and is hard to see. Here's a better picture of her comb.

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Yes, I would definitely agree with a Sumatra cross. She has black skin but no silkie features & the typical Sumatra coloring apart from the neck feathers.
 
Her face is black, but is her skin color the same on the rest of her body? Sumatra chickens have dark purple faces and (I believe) yellow skin everywhere else. Silkie crosses also have purple-black faces, but the same color is exhibited everywhere on their body. And they usually show a tiny tuft of feathers. But not always. My best guess is a Sumatra cross.
 

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