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post #1 of 6
6/10/12 at 9:29pm
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A couple of weeks ago someone found this young bird in their front yard and brought it to my wife. It had a number of cuts and scratches and was missing some feathers. Puncture wounds on each side of it's back makes me think it was attacked b a dog or coyote.  At any rate, we have nursed it back to health and are now wondering what breed and sex it is.  Would anyone care to make a guess?  Just going by size, compared to my barred rocks, I think he/she is about 6 weeks old.

 

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Sorry about the red color from the heat lamp.  The light coloring is actually white.

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post #2 of 6
6/10/12 at 10:08pm

Looks like a Black Easter Egger....could be wrong...but he has a pea comb and looks to be getting muffs

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post #3 of 6
6/10/12 at 10:39pm

Aw, how sweet!  I couldn't tell you what breed, but s/he has such a cute little face!  That is such a neat story, I hope s/he grows up to be a nice hen or roo!

2 sweet-as-can-be Light Brahma pullets, Georgina (the layer), and Kitty (the queen) PS: Kitty finally started laying at 11 months

 

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2 sweet-as-can-be Light Brahma pullets, Georgina (the layer), and Kitty (the queen) PS: Kitty finally started laying at 11 months

 

Trousers... One of the best roosters who ever lived, though I never knew him, I grew to love him.  May he rest in peace

 

"Member of the Derperella Club. We're just all goin' 'round the rooster here!"  Also a fan of Brahmalot.

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post #4 of 6
6/10/12 at 11:02pm
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That is a possibility that we have considered.  It's coloring reminds me of Black Australorp.  I'll try to get better pics and different angles after work tomorrow.

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post #5 of 6
6/10/12 at 11:45pm

idk breed but gender appears to be cockerel

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post #6 of 6
6/13/12 at 3:15pm
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Okay, I took some better pics to see if we can clarify things a bit. Just to get him/her to stand still I was holding food just above camera view so posture there may not be totally accurate. Normally (s)he has a more horizontal posture. The comb is a bit more red that I would expect but not knowing breed... Random feathers on the lower breast/sides are tipped in white, no pattern that I can determine. Legs are becoming more black, to the outside and even have a few random feathers starting to come in.

 

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So, with that info, do we still vote EE Roo or does anyone have a different opinion?  

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