Wondering what breed my chicken "Mable" is.

[Ange2016]

Hi everyone, thanks for adding me. I'd really like to know what breed Mable is likely to be please. It has been suggested she may be Welsummer x australorp. She's very big, lovely and quiet and doesn't really cackle when she lays.

 

[Chicken Girl1]

Where did you get her? She definitely has a chance of being an Australorp or an Australorp mix. Another possibility is a Jersey Giant.

 

[Ange2016]

Got her from a local produce north of Brisbane. Got two others at same time that came from same breeder. I found a picture of another chicken just now that looks like her and they called it an orpington. So I reckon Mable could be an australorp x orpington. Here's the picture of the other one I found on another group.

what do you think.

 

[Ange2016]

I was told that this breeder crosses meat birds with egg birds to get lovely quiet birds.

 

[RodNTN]

Welcome to BYC!

 

[Chicken Girl1]

Oh, I forgot about Black Orpingtons! (I normally think Buff when I think of Orpingtons)

 

[Ange2016]

Thankyou

 

[Ange2016]

What do you think? Orpington cross? Going out to try getting a better picture of her.

 

[Chicken Girl1]

This is a tough call, because Australorps and Black Orpingtons look a lot alike when they are not bred to their breeds standard perfection. I would see if any when else with more insight on cross breeding and breeds would state their 2 cents. Oh you could also put this in the What Breed? Or Gender? fourm: What Breed Or Gender is This?

 

[Teila]

Howdy neighbour

Welcome!

I think I may have frequented the same Produce Store north of Brisbane and got my first chickens there 4 years ago.

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