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Could be an orpington mix or a marans mix.I got her from a flea market lady that sells livestock. She knows her chickens pretty well but did not know this one.
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Could be an orpington mix or a marans mix.I got her from a flea market lady that sells livestock. She knows her chickens pretty well but did not know this one.
What do you think about a Dominique?Could be an orpington mix or a marans mix.
She’s not a Dominique. Wrong leg color, comb type, and wrong feather color (a purebred Dominique wouldn’t have leakage).What do you think about a Dominique?
Her pattern is pretty similar to these mixes https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...s-in-first-post-before-adding-content.629715/, which are sex-linked barred with silver leakage. (I mention “sex-linked” since Egyptian fayoumis are actually autosomal barred, also known as transverse penciled.) However, though she could be a BO x BR cross, many buff birds crossed with black barred ones can produce that coloring, so I couldn’t say for sure she’s a BO x BR. Though I do think it’s likely she has marans and/or Orpington in her (also going by leg color and body shape).The color and pattern of the feathers make me think of an Egyptian Fayoumi, but the body shape is all wrong for that breed, and the feet are also the wrong color. Silver Penciled Rock is close, but the color/pattern isn't quite right, and I think the feet are the wrong color. Body type and comb are wrong for a Silver Penciled Hamburg, and I think the pattern is a bit wrong for that too.
The common breeds that are black with white barring should not be so very pale around the head. So she does not look right for a Barred Rock, a Cuckoo Marans, or a Dominique. I also think the feet are the wrong color for a Rock or a Dominique, and the comb is wrong for a Dominique.
So either the chicken is a mix, or she is a very poor example of some breed, or she is some breed I have not yet thought of![]()
Thanks for the info!The color and pattern of the feathers make me think of an Egyptian Fayoumi, but the body shape is all wrong for that breed, and the feet are also the wrong color. Silver Penciled Rock is close, but the color/pattern isn't quite right, and I think the feet are the wrong color. Body type and comb are wrong for a Silver Penciled Hamburg, and I think the pattern is a bit wrong for that too.
The common breeds that are black with white barring should not be so very pale around the head. So she does not look right for a Barred Rock, a Cuckoo Marans, or a Dominique. I also think the feet are the wrong color for a Rock or a Dominique, and the comb is wrong for a Dominique.
So either the chicken is a mix, or she is a very poor example of some breed, or she is some breed I have not yet thought of![]()