Chick breed id

[BradfordDunham]

We ordered a dozen straight run chicks from a hatchery. All arrived safe and sound. Three weeks old now. We ordered blue cochin bantams. One of the dozen is not like the others. We originally thought it was a lavender cochin bantam, but at this stage I am thinking it's not a cochin at all. The dark chick pictured is a typical chick of this group and the light colored one is the odd ball. Any guesses as to what breed it is? Pretty sure it's a male.

 

[Rhodebar Lover]

What hatchery were they from?

 

[EggSighted4Life]

We ordered a dozen straight run chicks from a hatchery. All arrived safe and sound. Three weeks old now. We ordered blue cochin bantams. One of the dozen is not like the others. We originally thought it was a lavender cochin bantam, but at this stage I am thinking it's not a cochin at all. The dark chick pictured is a typical chick of this group and the light colored one is the odd ball. Any guesses as to what breed it is? Pretty sure it's a male.View attachment 2188572

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Ya, the rose comb is definitely not Cochin and agreed it's a cockerel.

Rose comb plus feathered legs.. maybe bantam olive egger??

Knowing which hatchery definitely helps narrow things down.

 

[BradfordDunham]

Ya, the rose comb is definitely not Cochin and agreed it's a cockerel.

Rose comb plus feathered legs.. maybe bantam olive egger??

Knowing which hatchery definitely helps narrow things down.

Ideal Poultry. We've been happy with them over all and have ordered from them in the past. We ordered a dozen straight run hoping for 4 to 6 pullets to keep. Can't have roosters where we are. Looking like we will be about half & half m/f so it's not a big deal that this one is a cockerel of "unspecified lineage" . I am just curious now what he might turn out to be .

 

[Rhodebar Lover]

I am not seeing anything that really lines up. The closest thing I see they have is a Splash Wyandotte Bantam which explains leg color and comb. Not sure about the feathered legs... Maybe a weird genetic thing?

 

[SadariEvenstar]

I have no idea, but gosh, I love the tone of they grey feathers.

 

[BradfordDunham]

I have no idea, but gosh, I love the tone of they grey feathers.

We do too! I was SO hoping it would be a pullet but it looks more and more "roostery" with every passing day

 

[BradfordDunham]

I am not seeing anything that really lines up. The closest thing I see they have is a Splash Wyandotte Bantam which explains leg color and comb. Not sure about the feathered legs... Maybe a weird genetic thing?

It's a mystery! I hope we get some kind of idea before we rehome the cockerels. Otherwise the mystery will make my brain itch

 

[EggSighted4Life]

The closest thing I see they have is a Splash

Splash can look lavender early on. The closest thing I thought I found was MAYBE the light Brahma... wondering if it was pea comb that just resembles rose.

Maybe there is a feather leg somewhere in Wyandotte history and it just happened to surface??

I do LOVE a good mystery!