Lorad,the hen you question in post#9 does not look like my purple b/s hens,,my purple b/s hens are a white base with tan colored feathers throughout their body,with a distinct purple color of feathers around their neck close to the head,,the hen in post#9 almost looks like a bronze to me,,she don't look dark enough for an IB,But you can see distinct white feathers on her breast,,purple b/s hens have no "finite" dividing line of diffrent colored feathers,,their entire body has mainly whiteish-lite tan colored splashes throughout,with the distinct purple neck feathers.