Breed Guess

[ChickChic00]

If you had to guess what breed these two were, what would they be?

 

[FC16]

Top one looks like a Black Cooper Maran and the bottom looks like a Rhode Island Red

 

[ChickChic00]

Top one looks like a Black Cooper Maran and the bottom looks like a Rhode Island Red

I think the top is also maran, but the other is supposed to be a buckeye, I got 10 buckeyes and out of the 10 I have two roosters and one looks like a buckeye and then this is the other. His combs is like buttercup/rose almost. Or a massive pea comb.

 

[FC16]

I think the top is also maran, but the other is supposed to be a buckeye, I got 10 buckeyes and out of the 10 I have two roosters and one looks like a buckeye and then this is the other. His combs is like buttercup/rose almost. Or a massive pea comb.

Oh yeah sorry I didn’t even notice the comb not sure how, must be tired yeah looks like he’s a buckeye

 

[ChickChic00]

Oh yeah sorry I didn’t even notice the comb not sure how, must be tired yeah looks like he’s a buckeye

Nah ur fine I'm exhausted. I just didn't know why his comb is so massive

 

[NatJ]

supposed to be a buckeye

I just didn't know why his comb is so massive

The pea comb gene makes the comb and wattles smaller than they otherwise would be-- when the chicken has two copies of the pea comb gene. But crossing a pea comb chicken to a single comb chicken often gives big pea combs, rather like what your rooster has. It's common to see that in certain Easter Eggers or Olive Eggers (because of Ameraucanas having pea combs, and then getting crossed to better-laying breeds with single combs.)

In the case of your rooster, I wonder if he's an accidental cross of Buckeye with something else (maybe with Rhode Island Red, or another breed that has about that color feathers.)

No matter how he got that comb, if you want to breed good Buckeyes, he would not be my first choice for flock sire

 

[ChickChic00]

The pea comb gene makes the comb and wattles smaller than they otherwise would be-- when the chicken has two copies of the pea comb gene. But crossing a pea comb chicken to a single comb chicken often gives big pea combs, rather like what your rooster has. It's common to see that in certain Easter Eggers or Olive Eggers (because of Ameraucanas having pea combs, and then getting crossed to better-laying breeds with single combs.)

In the case of your rooster, I wonder if he's an accidental cross of Buckeye with something else (maybe with Rhode Island Red, or another breed that has about that color feathers.)

No matter how he got that comb, if you want to breed good Buckeyes, he would not be my first choice for flock sire

This is my other buckeye. Think he would be better?

 

[NatJ]

This is my other buckeye. Think he would be better?

The comb certainly is better.

Unfortunately, I'm not good at recognizing correct body shape, which is more important than a good comb. So I don't know which rooster would actually be the better choice for breeding.

 

[Purelychicks]

French black copper Maran, and brown leghorn/Rhode Island red

 

[RoostersAreAwesome]

If you had to guess what breed these two were, what would they be?

One is a hatchery quality buckeye. The other has the wrong body shape and leg color to be a marans, where did you get him?