What is this?

[Pullet Surprise]

Any ideas as to breed and/or gender???



LOTZ of pretty under tone colors in the tail area, teal, greens and purple

 

[MsBagawkbagawk]

Wow, that is tough.

I'd say it is a rooster. How did you get him? Did he come from a hatchery, was he from a friend, or did a hen hatch him (if the latter two he's is probably a cross).

I have a bunch of chickens that are crosses and people think it is so funny when I can tell them who their parents, grand-parents, aunts, uncles, cousins, great grandparents, great aunts, etc. are.

 

[Pullet Surprise]

This one and three others that appeared to be siblings, or at least they were all the same age, came from a friend. Two of them I think are Black stars, then there is this one ( there is the 4th that is also a mystery). Not that it makes any difference to me, just kind of curious. We've had them for three months now. I have been thinking that "Maggie" is really "Morris" too.

I think that's great you can recite back that many generations!!!!

 

[Orps]

I think it is a Morris as well.

 

[donrae]

Looks like a mixed breed cockeral. Kinda a birchen-esque color, but all that gold shows mixed breeding.

 

[Pullet Surprise]

O.K., then it's Morris the Mutt!

 

[MsBagawkbagawk]

Yeah, probably some game bird blood. It is really hard to tell sometimes because a lot of hatcheries don't even give you pure-bred chickens. I have about five "Cornish" hens that a judge at our county fair told be was probably 1/4 Barred Rock. She was a gorgeous hen that looked standard to me but I guess not.

 

[Orps]

I'm sure it doesn't matter because he so very pretty but I believe black stars are mutts too. I think Black Star chickens are first-generation hybrid chickens, bred by crossing a Rhode Island red rooster with a Barred Rock hen, or vice versa.

 

[Pullet Surprise]

Yup, that was my understanding about black stars....he is beautiful, never sits still long enough to get a good pic that shows all the color!

 

[hdowden]

looks like an oegb mix cockerel