Crossbreed Lottery

[donrae]

This chick has a rose comb. Wide and flat.

Here's pics of different comb styles, shown in roosters....

 

[QueenMisha]

x2 donrae and junebuggena

 

[drumstick diva]

x3 donrae, junebuggena

 

[SweetPotato]

Thanks - I could see that chick was different. I hope she's a hen then. I'll have to go check out my girls now.

 

[SweetPotato]

Thanks guys - good thing I'm more interested in variety than pedigree because I've obviously got a pen full of crossbreeds. They're lovely little feathered people though.

 

[SweetPotato]

I may have the answer - this is the hens sold to me as Wheaten and Copper Marans. I lost the dark one but had a few of her eggs in the mix. She seems to have a different comb. If that's right I hope this girl lays the same gorgeous chocolate brown eggs!

 

[donrae]

I can't see her well enough in the pic to say for sure, but it doesn't look like a rose comb.

I'm with you, I love the variety in my birds

. someday I may want quality pure bred birds, but for now I don't want a flock that looks just like my neighbor's, or all my birds look like each other.

 

[SweetPotato]

 

[SweetPotato]

So, mystery solved - Houdini's Dad was most likely a lone Golden Laced Wyandotte rooster with a rose-comb. When she crossed with Rowdy the mix of Wyandotte traits turned up our little 'Rose'. Cool!