Ok. I had assumed that, because he was my free chick from Murray McMurray hatchery. But dagnabit, I sure wish I could figure out the breed. I have searched their website and cannot find it.
Who did you get him from again?
Murray McMurray hatchery.
I would guess he is a Whiting True Blue. I would say maybe “Americana”, but he doesn’t have the poofy cheeks. I think the Whitings can have any number of shaped combs and patterns. If he breeds with any brown layers, might get green eggs!
I think I see skinny saddle feathers, growing on the back in front of the tail and hanging down to the sides. (The pattern of colors in the feathers makes it a bit harder for me to be sure.) If he does have male saddle feathers, then he must be a male.
That would be my guess as well.
Thank you so much! I looked up the Ameraucana also, saw the same thing about poofy cheeks. Wouldn’t that be something if he is a Whiting True Blue. I do have brown egg layers, that would be fun to see if offspring lay green eggs. Thank you again.
For the mystery cockerel, I've seen some "pea" combs that looked like that (especially from some mixes of pea comb breeds with single-comb breeds.) It does not have the usual skinny points on top that I would expect on a single comb.
I think it is a pea comb. I’m not familiar with all the types of combs, but what I looked up shows his as a pea comb.
