Death Layer/ Egyptian Fayoumi Chickens ?

[Pinkerton5m]

I ordered and hatched several death layer chickens. Now that they are older just one of the hens has a regular cone and not a rose comb like the death layers, she looks like a Egyptian Fayoumi. Is it common for death layer chicken to occasionally come out with a regular comb ? Or do people cross them sometimes or maybe one got mixed in with my eggs? I want to stay selling their eggs and chicks but want to make sure what is going on. Thanks for any help!

 

[SourRoses]

I'm so sorry, but I'm still chuckling at "cone"

Try posting a picture as more detail will help people respond who know what the coneheads should look like.

 

[Pinkerton5m]

I'm so sorry, but I'm still chuckling at "cone"

Try posting a picture as more detail will help people respond who know what the coneheads should look like.

Ohhh my goodness I will get some pics tomorrow !

 

[Pinkerton5m]

I'm so sorry, but I'm still chuckling at "cone"

Try posting a picture as more detail will help people respond who know what the coneheads should look like.

 

[SourRoses]

Hmmm...

@nicalandia ?

 

[McChooky]

Silver deathlayers favor egyptian fayoumis.I can't help you with the comb sorry.

 

[McChooky]

Egyptian fayoumis have slate gray legs and red earlobes .

 

[McChooky]

They aren't accepted into APA because they are a new breed and don't breed true.One of the breeds used to create the deathlayer has a single comb.

 

[McChooky]

I ordered and hatched several death layer chickens. Now that they are older just one of the hens has a regular cone and not a rose comb like the death layers, she looks like a Egyptian Fayoumi. Is it common for death layer chicken to occasionally come out with a regular comb ? Or do people cross them sometimes or maybe one got mixed in with my eggs? I want to stay selling their eggs and chicks but want to make sure what is going on. Thanks for any help!

The Möwe also comes in the same colors (Silver pencilled and gold)

 

[NatJ]

just one of the hens has a regular cone and not a rose comb like the death layers...Is it common for death layer chicken to occasionally come out with a regular comb?

For any chicken with a rose comb, it can carry the gene for single comb and still look the same. So it is fairly common for rose comb breeds to produce some chicks with single combs, just because it is so hard to identify and cull the ones that carry the not-rose gene.

It seems to be pretty common with Wyandottes and Sebrights and some other rose comb breeds, so I would not be surprised if it happens with death layers too.