what kind of hen is this?

[dolly85]

She looks NOTHING like most easter eggers I've raised. I would hazard a guess as to a blue cochin, but its hard to tell since there is not a good picture of the comb.

 

[Luke0987654321]

it could be a mix, she doesnt have alot of feathering on her legs.

luke.

 

[Chris09]

http://www.feathersite.com/Poultry/CGK/Langshan/BRKLangshan.html

 

[Year of the Rooster]

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My question too! I don't see any EE there. Possibly hatchery Cochin.

For me it's the way the face looks. It has that "hawk-like" attribute.

 

[tellynpeep]

It looks a lot like a hatchery lavender Cochin I used to have. Very nice girl.

 

[Red&Yellow]

Those legs look a bit short to be Langshan, that is one of their most striking attributes, isn't it?

I think she is Cochin X EE, but only because of her face - the legs look Cochin-y to me.

 

[Goose and Fig]

Cochin cross. If she was pure cochin there would be feathers on the middle toes.

 

[rcentner]

well, she has no comb or waddles to speak of..yet? So I can't comment on that. She is a great hen, from what I understand, if she is part EE then she will lay colored eggs (I was told that was a dominant trait).
I see what you are saying about the blue and yellow makes green...this makes sense cause her legs are different on the top than the bottom. I will have to check her middle toes though.
plus, from what the original owner said, it seems like they didn't get this bird from a high quality breeder.
I will have to wait and see what she does, if she grows a tail or a comb!

 

[rcentner]

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I think you are right, her tail seems a little more rectangular as she gets older. Slow maturing and seems to fit the breed standard as far as I read. I got a white langshan from a show (not SQ) and can see the similarities. The white one just laid her 1st egg and she is much larger (and about 6 months old).
here are some more recent pics of Delilah:

 

[rcentner]

she laid her 1st egg today!

I finally know that she is not a langshan, but maybe a cochin/EE cross or EE cross of some sort. She has very small comb and waddles

I now have a GREEN egg layer!!!!!