What kind of hen is this?

[mfaith]

This is our 2 y.o. hen "Chi Chi". She has five toes and sparse feathering on her legs, leading me to believe that she is a feather legged/clean legged cross? She also has a little beard and top hat. The woman who gave her to us said that she is a silkie/bantam mix, and that is what we always told people, but lately I have been noticing EE chickens who look very similar...

 

[ThePamperedPullet]

Looks like a EE cross to me as well. Crossed with what is the question. Also looks like she might have some BB Red in her. But she is really cute.

 

[mfaith]

and here is a picture of her as a pullet....her feathering was much more pronounced!

 

[spectrumranch]

Looks like our silkie crosses, our EE and araucana crosses will get beards but usually not a crest.

 

[ThePamperedPullet]

Now that is a different look. Maybe BB Red and Polish or Silkie. But still really cute.

 

[ve]

Five toes-Silkie;beard-Silkie;crest-Silkie;feather leggs-Silkie;rose comb-Silkie. I say F1 Silkie cross

 

[DTchickens]

BBR what? It's a color not a breed

... Now i say she is part silkie, and she does appear to have a beard/doesn't show much "silkiness" (silkie characteristics).. So she maybe a silkieXEE.

 

[Dustin Biery]

I am thinking silkie crossed with a brown leghorn, hence the pattern, white lobes, and what seems to be yellow legs. I know the single comb should dominate, but if it was a rose comb BL.....?????

 

[Year of the Rooster]

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Single comb would not be dominant. The single comb is a recessive trait. If crossed with a rose comb, pea comb, walnut, etc. you will not get a single comb, but rather a bird that carries it.

 

[crtrlovr]

I have no idea WHAT she is, except TOO CUTE!