Any ideas on this guy's heritage?

[SweetMotherOfMars]

He has an EE mom, we hatched him out of an olive egg.
The man at the farmers' market let us have half a dozen fertile eggs at the eating-egg price since we didn't care if we had purebreds. I didn't care what we had then, but now I'm curious.

I realize he's a mutt, but what can you tell me about his comb and coloring?

Evan:

Thanks!

 

[Goose and Fig]

Almost looks like he has some maran in him- but with EEs you'll never really know. The mom was a mix to begin with so...
I do like him though!

 

[Goose and Fig]

Oh- DUH! They probably used a maran to make the olive-egger to begin with.

 

[canada-goose]

Maybe a little Silkie blood, EE obviously, Black Copper Marans?

 

[key west chick]

Have you heard him crow yet? I dont see any pointy saddle feathers. Sure he's a boy?

 

[SweetMotherOfMars]

Thanks HappyMtn & Kooshie! Maran would make sense. There are certainly some gorgeous Maran eggs posted on this site. I think he's lovely, but I'm a little biased.

KWC, out of the 4 that I think are boys, he is the quietest. The last time I saw him crow (2-3 weeks ago) I'd been petting him on my lap and when he got down he bragged to the others that I was playing favorites.

I'd love it if I'm wrong, though. Out of 5 hatchlings we only have one pullet. *sigh*

See https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=237701 for the others.

 

[DTchickens]

EE/ameracaunas have peacombs (though some can be straight) and Marans, have a straight (Single) comb. This bird has a walnut comb, seen in oriental games, Sumatras (could explain his dark plumage and the mulberry color on the comb.), and a few other breeds..

 

[Goose and Fig]

EE/ameracaunas have peacombs (though some can be straight) and Marans, have a straight (Single) comb. This bird has a walnut comb, seen in oriental games, Sumatras (could explain his dark plumage and the mulberry color on the comb.), and a few other breeds..

Ahhhh- yes- the sumatra could explain the long tail. Maybe it is a girl

 

[SweetMotherOfMars]

If it is I'm sending both of you virtual kisses!
Sumatra, huh? *runs to look them up*

 

[SweetMotherOfMars]

*sigh*
Pulled the 3 other cockerels out and moved them (noisy boys). After about 25 minutes alone with the pullet Evan started crowing.

He's been quiet since. I put up a dark blue net (actually football jersey material we found at a sale) around the pen, limiting his field of vision. We'll see how long that works.