I decided that I should remove the leg bands on the younger chickens before they cause problems. But I thought I should try to identify these birds before removing the bands so I can know a little better what breeds I have. We hatched some of our own. Eliz gave us some (some of which I did not band), and the rest came from McMurray Hatchery. I get their Heavy Assorted straight run chicks so I am never quite sure what I get. So I am trying to figure it out. Here is what I have so far:
Yellow band McMurray Rhode Island red hen
Purple band Eliz Vorwerk hen
Dark blue band Eliz red Leghorn hen
Green band McMurray Speckled Sussex
Yellow band McMurray Rhode Island red hen
Orange band McMurray Blue Cochin “Fluffy”
Blue band Eliz Red Leghorn hen
Green band McMurray Silver Laced Wyandotte
Light blue band McMurray white rock hen
No band Eliz Red Leghorn hen
Pink band our mixed hen
Green band McMurray Partridge rock hen
Light blue band McMurray white rock hen
Green band McMurray barred Plymouth rock rooster
Yellow band McMurray buff Orpington hen
Light purple band Eliz Vorwerk hen
No band Eliz red Leghorn hen
Orange band McMurray barred Plymouth rock hen
Yellow band McMurray buff Orpington hen
Yellow band McMurray Rhode Island red hen
No band Eliz red Leghorn hen
Yellow band McMurray New Hampshire hen
Pink band our mixed hen
Blue band Eliz red Leghorn hen
Yellow band McMurray New Hampshire hen
Green band McMurray Australorp hen
Pink band our mixed Ameraucana hen
There are two I cannot identify, and I am wondering if they have bands left from last year.
White band hen
Dark blue band hen
And while I was taking photos I grabbed some of the older chickens. I cannot identify quite a few of them, but they may be mixed breeds. Any suggestions would be welcome.
No tag “DWB” rooster breed?
No tag older buff hen
No band older Welsummer hen
No tag older black Ameraucana hen
No band older hen
No band older gold Ameraucana hen
No tag older yellow Ameraucana hen
No tag older black Ameraucana hen
No band older hen
No band older Ameraucana hen
No band “Rodney” Columbian Wyandotte rooster
No band older small grey hen
No band “Mr. Pink” Ameraucana rooster
No band older Ameraucana hen
No band older grey hen
No band older gold and black hen
I tried really hard to take only one photo of each chicken, but I have 45 photos and I believe I have 41 chickens. So there may be duplicates. It is hard to photograph and count chickens as they move around a lot. So this was my best attempt.
I’ve never seen or heard of Vorwerks before; they are striking! You did a great job of ‘shooting’ each chicken; it’s not easy to do, even with a very small flock such as mine.
They are beautiful birds. We were wanting to keep the rooster but he was really flighty. The hens will suffice for now. Thanks for the compliment on the photos. It was quite tricky.
I’m very impressed with your pictures!! I had no idea that you have so many chickens. They are beautiful! Good job!
Thanks Jeanne. It’s a lot less chickens than we did have, which is nice.
Hi, did you red leghorns come from mcmurray? I’m trying to find photos of their red leghorn hens. The photo they have on their website of the rooster is a terrible photo to advertise their birds by!
Sorry. I do not have any red leghorns from mcmurray.