Any game hen experts who can help me identify my pullets?

[ivymae]

I got my two girls from a co-worker last year and have never been able to figure out what type of game hens they are. The best guess I can make is Harold Brown Greys, but my online research turns up so many upsetting cockfighting results that I haven't gotten too far with it. Is there anyone out there who can help me confirm their breed? They're about 9 months old now. Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

The first picture was taken just moments after she laid her first egg last weekend

 

[sweeterdeeter42]

The grey one looks like a silver duckwing old english game hen. (I cant tell if they are standard or bantam though) I dont know about the buff hen. I think the varieties of birds that have a persons name as the name of the breed are named after the person who developed a group of birds to have particular traits, and while they come from the original game varieties they dont meet the standard of perfection anymore.

 

[ChickenWisperer]

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There's not a buff bird up there.


The white, cream, and brown birds are Salmon colored. I agree with the silver ducking color on the second hen.

I don't think they are OEG. To me, their type doesn't look quite right and their tails aren't at a very high angle. But, I'm not good with games so they could be.

 

[Chris09]

Both hens are American Game Fowl (the breed is American Game Fowl).
I would say the "Silver" hen in the second picture a Grey and the hen in picture one could be a Hatch or a Hatch/ Grey cross.

As for being, "Harold Brown Greys" it is hard to say, Harold Brown was a breeder of Grays so his line of Grays are called Harold Brown Grays but there are a lot lines of Grays.
Example -
Bumblefoot Grey, Frost Grey, Marsh Speeders, English Grays, Goode Grey, Perfection Grey, Flarry Eye, Harold Brown Grey Hatch, Regular Grey, Law Grey, Shorty Bullock Grays etc.


Chris

 

[Chris09]

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Not Salmon.. Looks more like a Wheaten.

Chris

 

[sweeterdeeter42]

I thought buff meant light brown. lol. woops.

 

[Illia]

Lots of people get the color Buff confused like that - One of the many reasons things like EE's get mixed up with Ameraucanas.

They look like Games to me though, and VERY pretty. Not Salmon in color though.

 

[RogerCoody1]

I got my two girls from a co-worker last year and have never been able to figure out what type of game hens they are. The best guess I can make is Harold Brown Greys, but my online research turns up so many upsetting cockfighting results that I haven't gotten too far with it. Is there anyone out there who can help me confirm their breed? They're about 9 months old now. Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

The first picture was taken just moments after she laid her first egg last weekend

U want to sale em?

 

[Tampicoguy]

The grey one looks like a silver duckwing old english game hen. (I cant tell if they are standard or bantam though) I dont know about the buff hen. I think the varieties of birds that have a persons name as the name of the breed are named after the person who developed a group of birds to have particular traits, and while they come from the original game varieties they dont meet the standard of perfection anymore.

 

[Tampicoguy]

It is unfortunate the responses of people who know next to nothing about a topic they're helping answer. I know this specific line of g
Gamefowlchicken better than 99.9999% of the people with chickens. The hen pictured is a Buttermilk Gre

y American Gamefowl. She is a perfect example. The name Grey is associated with American Gamefowl. There are many Grey bloodlines .... but the best bloodlines all meet a "standard of perfection". OEG are bantam size .... whereas American Gamefowl are normally abt 5lb for stags and 3.5 to 4lbs for hens. The Grey bloodlines Am-Gamefowl have both buttermilk & standard. I'll insert a pic of a standard colored Grey.