Breed?

[breeannahayden]

What breed is this rooster? And why are his ear lobes so white? I'm new to chickens, but haven't seen lobes this big and white. Thanks!

 

[enola]

I am going to guess light brown leghorn

 

[Alaskan]

yep, the lobes are a bit scary....but it is actually normal/desired in some breeds.

 

[Kelsie2290]

X 3 on the Light Brown Leghorn, the Feathersite page for them has pictures of various colors, the adults all have the nice white lobes. (and if you want to see scary white lobes, look up White Faced Black Spanish) http://feathersite.com/Poultry/CGK/Leghorns/BRKLeghorns.html

 

[BantamLover21]

He's a Light-Brown Leghorn rooster. The white earlobes are a normal (and desired when showing) characteristic of the breed.

 

[Wyandottes7]

Yes, he's a Light Brown Leghorn. Its normal for a Leghorn to have those large white earlobes.

 

[donrae]

What they said. The hen in the first pic is his mate, a brown leghorn hen. White earlobes are (usually) tied to the white shells, so birds with white lobes (usually) lay white eggs. Of course, he's not laying any eggs, but his mate should be giving you nice white eggs.