What breed(s) am I?

mejumpmore1

In the Brooder
6 Years
Oct 8, 2013
77
3
43
Alabama

The pullet in the center is the one in question. I purchased her as a Black Australorp, but upon getting her home and taking a closer look realized there is no way she's a BA. Her eyes are orange, has a rose comb, black legs and copper colored feathering right around her head. Her body shape is very similar to my BCM. She recently laid her first egg, it was a large, dark brown egg...similar in shape and color to my BCM.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.
 
How odd...

If I were to be placing bets, I would say either A) she's an extremely poor quality black Wyandotte, or B) she's possibly a Wyandotte/Marans cross. A black Wyandotte/BCM cross should in theory be completely black, however, chicken genetics aren't always so black and white - I'm guessing the red on her neck is a negligible amount at best since it's not visible in the pic. That would also explain the especially dark egg color and black shanks.
 

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