Help with rooster breed please

[NyxxBoy]

Hi, hoping for help identifying the breed of my rooster... We now have several of his hatchlings from Rhode Island Red hens and I am curious what he is... Any help is greatly appreciated! Thanks...

 

[ramirezframing]

He might be a marans, or a mix.

 

[NyxxBoy]

Thank you, Marans was what I thought, but was a little unsure because of feathers going down his legs... I'm still a bit new to chickens and trying to learn as much as possible...

 

[ramirezframing]

A marans bred to the standard should have feathered shanks, that being said, there are still a lot of clean legged marans around.

 

[BantamLover21]

He might be a marans, or a mix.

x2

 

[Wyandottes7]

He might be a marans, or a mix.

X3

 

[NyxxBoy]

Thanks so much everyone... Now it's time to see how my Marans/RIR chicks turn out...

 

[WyandotteIndeed]

I would go with birchen marans. Here is a pic of one from greenfire farms and yes, the feathered shanks are as they should be for a true marans.
He should add some darker brown or sometimes speckles to the egg-layers he fathers.

 

[NyxxBoy]

Yes, that is almost a dead ringer for him, awesome... Thanks!
We have, after 3 hatches, various ages of chicks from him and RIR... 4 black and 6 yellow...

 

[NyxxBoy]