[gingerplant]

Hello all...

I am in a pickle!
I am going to try to post a piccie of my hen Rosie.  I was sold her as one breed, but lots of people have said she looks like another.......
Shall I tell you what breeds are being mooted?  Or shall I try to avoid biased answers by keeping quiet and seeing what answers I get? 

So, what do you all think?!     Also no idea how old she is; was told she was 30 weeks old but she hasn't started laying yet and still looks rather young to me?!
Am a complete novice though ...

[Roughlee Handled]

I would say at a Maran and its about 19weeks old so not long now.

[Roughlee Handled]

Photos of my Maran 19 weeks old, and some Fav's for Foxy.
Taken on a misty morning (its not smoke honest)

[Foxy]

Nice favs rough, like the pullet in the background 3rd pic down, good colouring Jack is looking pretty good, show nice width and breeding colour. Wouldn't mind him back!

[Aunt Sally]

Back on topic

What did the supplier tell you about the hen gingerplant ?

[gingerplant]

I was sold her as a barred wyandotte Aunt Sally....
I feel a bit of a ninny because I obviously don't know diddly squat, and it appears that she is a maran....
hmmmm!
Thanks for the vote for maran though roughleehandled - and it's encouraging that she might be younger than we thought and might actually produce some eggs at some point!!!

[chuckie.egg]

Is it a young Ancona?

http://www.omlet.co.uk/breeds/breeds.php?breed_type=Chickens&breed=Ancona

[gingerplant]

... it's not that I mind if she's a Maran rather than a Wyandotte, I love her just the same  I just think I've bit ever so slightly conned......

[Roughlee Handled]

At least she is younger than you where told. 

[gingerplant]

Yes, I guess that's got to be a good thing 

[Roughlee Handled]

...............Wouldn't mind him back!

mmmmmmm swap for......................... 

He is very very gentle.  Trys to court me!  Still does not like being picked up!!  Not quiet got the hang of courting/catching the ladies

[Aunt Sally]

Are you sure you were told 30 weeks and not 13 ?

[gingerplant]

Maybe... except that I said "So, does that mean she's already laying?" and he said yes.....  which wouldn't really fit with 13 weeks....
Plus, the light sussex pullets that I bought at the same time were apparently 16 or 18 (can't remember) weeks old at the time (a month+ ago) and they look about the same size as Rosie.  Well, the healthy one does  , one of them is a bit of a runt; keeps falling over, rather knock-kneed and wobbly and much smaller and lighter.  Sigh.
They were also riddled with lice after 1 week and got quite anaemic - look better now after a many-pronged approach and tlc!
Sorry, I think I'm just unlucky, don't want to slag the breeder off, because I probably should have known better and was just naive and inexperienced.  We live and learn!

[LittleRedHen]

Oh that's easy!  She's a CouCou Maran.  I have one.   She's a lovely bird!

[gingerplant]

Thanks little red hen!  I am now looking forward to lovely brown eggs