Can anyone tell me what kind of roo I have? He was a rescue that I've had for a few months.

[melindalee73]

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[donrae]

he looks like a mottled Cochin.

 

[ShellyBear]

He is gorgeous!

 

[melindalee73]

Thank you! I think he is absolutely adorable. My husband says he looks like a bowling ball running around our yard.
I have 8 full sized pullets and he is a bantam. He has never tried anything with my girls and only crows occasionally. I'm thinking he is pretty young. Oh, and he doesn't have full Spurs yet either.

 

[junebuggena]

He doesn't have clearly visible male saddle feathers yet, so he's probably only about 10 to 14 weeks. Spurs usually don't start to develop until after 6 months, and some cockerels never get them.

 

[melindalee73]

@junebuggena do you think it is a bantam Cochin? You really seem to know chickens! I'm very new to this. It truly doesn't matter too much as I'm not planning to breed him. I'm just curious.

 

[drumstick diva]

What a gorgeous bird!! Lucky you, for being able to rescue him. He would have a lot of takers here. Hard to know if he is a bantam when he's not near a full sized cochin for scale.

 

[melindalee73]

This is him with my girls (not bantam) and my Schnoodle, who may also think she is a chicken!!
Does this help?
He is significantly smaller than my girls.

 

[melindalee73]

Or maybe this is a better pic to show his size compared to my BR.

 

[donrae]

Yes, he's a bantam.