What breeds are these hens?

[Bloveschickens]

These two hens are my friends, she ordered a mix of breeds from a hatchery and doesn't know what breeds these two are. I think the white one might be a white rock but I don't really know about the brown one. Any ideas would be appreciated!

This is the brown girl. I don't have any ideas really on the breed. The only idea I do have is brown leghorn but I doubt that that is the breed.



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This is the white girl. I am guessing she is a white rock but I wanted to see what others thought.

 

[familyfarm1]

The first one looks like a a Welsummer and the second one looks like a White Plymouth Rock. Hope that helps!

 

[Ol Grey Mare]

I'd say you are on the right track, OP - those white ear lobes and the coloration point to Brown Leghorn (Welsummer would have red ear lobes) - is that also the bird in your avatar?

 

[Bloveschickens]

No, the chicken in my avatar is my chicken Pickles. She is a welsummer.

 

[ThePRfan]

Leghorns and Welsummmers

 

[Bloveschickens]

Should I tell my friend the white one is a white Plymoth rock and the brown one is either a welsummer or a brown leghorn?

 

[ThePRfan]

A brown leghorn has whiteear lobes.Ia m pretty sure its Welsummer,so yeah.I've delt with leghorns,and they never have short combings,un less their verry young,amd often are very hard to sex.

 

[ThePRfan]

Although Welsummers leg big larger brown eggs,and Brown leghorns lay medium sized eggs.

 

[Wyandottes7]

The brown one looks like a Welsummer to me, and the white one is likely a White Plymouth Rock.

 

[donrae]

What color eggs does the brown bird lay? That can easily settle the Leghorn vs Welsummer question.