Breed ID please

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Jul 27, 2018
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I have this hen who is just shy of point of lay. Shes an interesting looking chicken.. I am wondering if anyone can tell me what they think she might be?

When I was sold her I was told she could be from New Hampshire, buff Orpington, frizzle or Plymouth Rock parents but this doesn’t seem right to me. They did have other breeds in their mixed flock but I was told that they weren’t laying at the time (I guess this doesn’t rule out the cockerels being fertile though). I think they were wyandottes and maybe some lavander Orpington a.. again dont know for sure.

As a chick, she was the little lemon yellow one in the picture. She had yellow legs and a rose comb. She looks to be white and grey feathered.

The picture of the chickens around the food bowl are all the chicks that I got from that breeder all grown up.
 

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Looks more like a pea comb than rose comb to me. I think she's an Easter egger crossed with something else like lavender Orpington. Definitely not a pure breed but very pretty!
It will be good to see what colour eggs she lays.🤞 Soon I hope. I didn’t expect a purebred. But if an Easter egger would that mean she has some Arubans in her?
 
When she first feathered out she was pretty much pure white. But she has since had some more grey come through. Would you call her feather pattern anything?
 
She looks like something crossed with a lavender Orpington, probably an easter egger like Jedjackson said!
 
Lavender requires two copies to show so I wouldn't jump to parents having that at all considering this bird isn't even lavender. I also think she's single copy dominant white. That gene is carried by various breeds like White Leghorns. Without knowing possible parents it will be very difficult to narrow down.
 

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