Any ideas on breeds for these roosters?

[Cheycanugget]

The black one is supposed to be some kind of purebred from atwoods AND the

 

[RoostersAreAwesome]

White one is an orpington mix, black and white one is an Easter egger

 

[Cheycanugget]

White one is an orpington mix, black and white one is an Easter egger

Thankks

 

[Prince and Pavo]

Hello!

White one is an orpington mix, black and white one is an Easter egger

May I ask how you knew that @Cheycanugget ’s rooster was an Orpington mix? Was it just because of his body shape? I have a cockerel that looks very similar, and I was curious to know how to tell what breeds a mixed chicken might be just by looking at it, if that makes sense.

My cockerel is a black Silverudd’s blue x buff Orpington hybrid. Here are a couple pictures of him

 

[BastyPutt]

Hello!



May I ask how you knew that @Cheycanugget ’s rooster was an Orpington mix? Was it just because of his body shape? I have a cockerel that looks very similar, and I was curious to know how to tell what breeds a mixed chicken might be just by looking at it, if that makes sense.

My cockerel is a black Silverudd’s blue x buff Orpington hybrid. Here are a couple pictures of him View attachment 3539462View attachment 3539463

This is a really cool looking cockerel Clover. Loving the black undertones that come out at the tail. A real gem this one.

 

[RoostersAreAwesome]

Hello!



May I ask how you knew that @Cheycanugget ’s rooster was an Orpington mix? Was it just because of his body shape? I have a cockerel that looks very similar, and I was curious to know how to tell what breeds a mixed chicken might be just by looking at it, if that makes sense.

My cockerel is a black Silverudd’s blue x buff Orpington hybrid. Here are a couple pictures of him View attachment 3539462View attachment 3539463

Yeah, body shape, comb type, leg color, and his feathering. It definitely helps to know some basics about genetics to identify what may have went into a mixed breed. For instance, both your cockerel and the OP’s rooster are a mixed black tailed white color. Self buff (solid buff; the color of a BO) often produces birds with a black tailed white or black tailed buff coloration when crossed with another color. And orpingtons are one of the only breeds that have a common self buff variety, the other breeds being cochins and silkies. (Plymouth rocks are another breed that comes in solid buff, but buff rocks are very rare compared to buff orpingtons).

Though there are other breeds with a black tailed variety and plenty of breeds with columbian varieties (white/buff with a black tail and neck), so you can’t just focus on color. That’s where things such as comb type (single comb is recessive), leg color (pink/white is dominant to yellow), body shape, and any extra traits like feathered feet come into play.