Cockeral? Pullet? Breed? (better pics added, post #16)

[Bex]

This is Tator.

He (??) is my baby. He's sooo sweet. We got him from a lady when we picked up 6 Muscovy ducklings. She didn't know his breed or gender (she thought pullet), I simply picked him cause he was addorible, lol.

He was fully feathered when we got him about a week ago, and I guessed his age at maybe 8 weeks? I don't know, he could be older. He's still inside at any rate. He helps me do the dishes.. rides on my shoulder, searched BYC with me.. Etc..

These are sucky pictures taken on the cell. If you need better pics I can get them tomorrow once I get batteries for the camera.

he does have a little comb, and he has these little pointy nubs on his legs above his feet (I thought maybe spurs??) but they have not grown and are barely noticeable.

 

[Smartie_Pants]

What a beak on the little thing! It looks like it could be a red sex link roo, but I'm not an expert on indentifying breeds so I may be wrong.

The nubs are spur nubs, but almost all chickens get them, even hens. They should not be used to sex chickens.

 

[Msbear]

That buff color throws me...maybe a golden comet??

 

[Bex]

I have always thought his beak was a little long.. But I didn't know if that was normal or not..?

Thanks for the info on the spur nubs.

Maybe "he" will be a pullet after all; which is what we really wanted! "his" comb is very tiny - I'm not sure if you can see it in that picture.

Also, I don't know if you can see it, but the feathers on his head and on his chest are a bit of a darker red than the rest of him. They get darker on the edges.. Kind of like a laced pattern.

 

[Smartie_Pants]

Yeah, his beak just doesn't look "normal." My best guess is a red sex-link roo. (golden comet is one of the names.) The red sex-link roos are mostly white with a tiny bit of red on them, which fits yours. I don't know of any other breeds that are white with a little red like that, but there may be more.

Combs are not so accurate on some breeds, so don't get your hopes up based on that.

 

[baldie]

Hi, The long beak almost looks like my black tailed japanese bantam. Her beak is long and pointy like that.

 

[gumpsgirl]

Looks like a good old fashioned EE to me! He has the same comb as a Wyandotte, so I know he's not a sex-link.

 

[wohneli]

Looks like my blondie EE except for that beak.

 

[mikarod]

You know? The longer I look at this thing...the more I'm seeing bantam in it.

I'm betting the long beak is because she wasn't allowed to roam on the ground and naturally wear it down. It was probably on litter, or on a cage floor which kept it from wearing it down.

 

[lotzahenz]

I agree, such a long beak and curved. Are his legs white? BO crossed with long-beaked stranger? See any hackle feathers on him?