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10/23/11 at 10:31am

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Any idea, anyone?
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10/23/11 at 10:42am

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http://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/55622_pa230661.jpg

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Ok I am going to try & take a guess. (I am more than likely wrong, but I have been trying to learn the breeds...) But I think he may be Barnevelder mix??

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10/23/11 at 10:47am

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got some old english in him ..

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10/23/11 at 10:52am

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I was pondering Barnevelder too, but I'm not sure if the blue/white earlobes go with that breed...

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10/23/11 at 10:52am

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got some old english in him ..

That was my other guess! idunno I am really trying to learn...

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10/23/11 at 10:53am

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got some old english in him ..

I Agree

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10/23/11 at 2:33pm

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he looks similar to my EE mix rooster...I was told part English Game...

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10/23/11 at 2:51pm

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remindes me of a black copper marans exept they dont have white earlobs

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10/23/11 at 3:14pm

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http://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/55622_pa230661.jpg

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Lucky you! You have a Danish Brown Leghorn rooster!! big_smile Here's a picture of a mature male:

Whit's Flock (My Chickens, Rabbit & Pigeons) (Click to show)

~Whittni, a happy owner of: 2 Silver Laced Wyandotte pullets, 1 Black Sexlink pullet, 1 Buff Orpington pullet, 1 Black Tailed Buff Japanese Bantam pullet and 1 Black Rosecomb Bantam cockerel.

Whit's Flock (My Chickens, Rabbit & Pigeons) (Click to show)

~Whittni, a happy owner of: 2 Silver Laced Wyandotte pullets, 1 Black Sexlink pullet, 1 Buff Orpington pullet, 1 Black Tailed Buff Japanese Bantam pullet and 1 Black Rosecomb Bantam cockerel.