White rock or leghorn?

[KaylorFarms]

Hello! someone told me she looks like a leghorn mix because of the slender body and tail. I ordered her as a white rock.. Any thoughts? She is 13 weeks

 

[Chicken Girl1]

She doesn't look like a mix. She could be either a Leghorn or a Plymouth Rock but since you ordered a Plymouth Rock I'm think that. Normally they aren't slim but hatcheries these days are messing up the 'norm' for breeds. What color are its earlobes?

 

[KaylorFarms]

Her earlobes are red. Could a hatchery make a mistake and she could be mixed?

 

[ronott1]

Hatcheries have birds that are not up to type.
judging by the comb, she is a white rock. Leghorns have a bigger floppy comb

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

I believe white rocks have red earlobes.

 

[KaylorFarms]

Could she be a mix?

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

Could she be a mix?

If she's from a hatchery than more than likely not a mix, sometimes hatchery quality means they don't have correct type.

 

[KaylorFarms]

Oh ok Thank you!

 

[drumstick diva]

Agree with Oldhenlikesdogs. White leghorns get big combs early.

 

[keesmom]

It's a white Rock. Hatcheries don't exactly breed towards the SOP. Their objective is to produce the maximum number of chicks possible. As a result hatchery birds often only vaguely resemble the breed.