what the actual heck is she this??

[RoostersAreAwesome]

Thanks for the pics! I guess the legs do look slightly shorter than the average chicken, but it's hard to tell. I think the long feathers hanging down definitely lend to the short look, haha. Would be curious to know how low her tummy hangs to the ground compared to a "normal" hen. Or I guess just how long the shank of a normal hen is compared to hers. xD



True! I still wonder whether it's possible that an accidental crossbreeding happened with her parents between an EE and perhaps one of these listed breeds.

If she’s from a hatchery, I highly doubt it.

 

[Snowwing]

If she’s from a hatchery, I highly doubt it.

She wasn’t from TSC but from another feed store- I’m pretty sure she IS from a hatchery

 

[Snowwing]

This was her the day I got her (the darker one in front) and her friend which is the white EE from the first post

 

[Rhodebar Lover]

She looks to have the creeper gene to me. If breeding her I would use a normal legged male to avoid 25% of the chicks to die before hatching.

 

[Snowwing]

Thanks for the pics! I guess the legs do look slightly shorter than the average chicken, but it's hard to tell. I think the long feathers hanging down definitely lend to the short look, haha. Would be curious to know how low her tummy hangs to the ground compared to a "normal" hen. Or I guess just how long the shank of a normal hen is compared to hers. xD



True! I still wonder whether it's possible that an accidental crossbreeding happened with her parents between an EE and perhaps one of these listed breeds.

MEASUREMENTS ARE IN! Her shank length is about 3 inches (7 centimeters) and her back is about 7 inches off the ground resting (cm is on ruler) sorry we don’t have higher quality pictures, she was not a fan of the hardwood floor lol

 

[Mutchi]

That egg...