Cinnamon Queen Varietal

[carriemalee]

Hello fellow chicken lubbers! I'm a new mamma hen and am raising 31 chicks aged 3-6 weeks. I'm curious why my Cinnamon Queen's coloring is so different than anything I've seen online. Guessing she's mixed with a lace winged Wyandotte instead of a white Rhode Island, but still she's got very dark wings. Btw, isn't she lovely?? The very friendliest of my flock.

 

[JedJackson]

There are two different types of Cinnamon Queens. One type is red and white, like typical red sex links. The other type is a Rhode Island red male over silver laced Wyandotte female. That type doesn't have the white but is mostly red with a little black ticking here and there. That is probably what you have, but I'm surprised she has a single comb and not a rose comb if that's the case. But it can happen. It's not uncommon for Wyandottes to have single combs, especially hatchery birds.

 

[carriemalee]

There are two different types of Cinnamon Queens. One type is red and white, like typical red sex links. The other type is a Rhode Island red male over silver laced Wyandotte female. That type doesn't have the white but is mostly red with a little black ticking here and there. That is probably what you have, but I'm surprised she has a single comb and not a rose comb if that's the case. But it can happen. It's not uncommon for Wyandottes to have single combs, especially hatchery birds.

Ok, I learned something here. Thanks!

 

[SaraBear574]

There are two different types of Cinnamon Queens. One type is red and white, like typical red sex links. The other type is a Rhode Island red male over silver laced Wyandotte female. That type doesn't have the white but is mostly red with a little black ticking here and there. That is probably what you have, but I'm surprised she has a single comb and not a rose comb if that's the case. But it can happen. It's not uncommon for Wyandottes to have single combs, especially hatchery birds.

Thanks for this explanation! I have one of the RIR and Wyandotte mix and was beginning to think she was mislabeled because every search has only shown the red and white ones.