Breed?

[JacinLarkwell]

I wondered about that, but he still cannot be a Delaware because he doesn't have the white barring.

If he did have a single comb, he might be a Columbian Rock (Plymouth Rock breed, Columbian color pattern.)

Oh, okay.

I don't mess with that color period, so I'm not great with the breeds that have that coloring

 

[NatJ]

Oh, okay.

I don't mess with that color period, so I'm not great with the breeds that have that coloring

It's a pretty eye-catching color, and comes up fairly often, so at some point I put in the time to learn the distinguishing features of the most common breeds that have it:
Brahma, feathered feet and pea comb
Wyandotte, rose comb
Rock, single comb
Delaware, single comb, and the only one with white barring in the black
Sussex, single comb, and the only one with white legs (all the others have yellow legs)

 

[3KillerBs]

Honest question, are we sure that his comb isn't a single comb that was lost to frost bite?

I'm not quite sure about the comb from that photo. That's why I asked for a better photo.

It doesn't *quite* look like the comb on the only mature, rose-combed male I have had.