Has anyone seen a buff orpington cross like this?

[YgritteChick]

I got Pumpkin Pie as a mystery chick. The farmer who I bought him (?) from thought the chick might be a buff orpington but wasn't sure. Just curious what you all think.





Thanks!

 

[Basskids08]

Looks like it could be but it seems to have white spot pattern in it and BO don't have that. Could be a mixed breed or the light isn't good and there really isn't white spots all over

 

[YgritteChick]

Looks like it could be but it seems to have white spot pattern in it and BO don't have that. Could be a mixed breed or the light isn't good and there really isn't white spots all over

I am not totally confident that I will have the correct terminology since I am just learning about chickens, but the chick is very beautiful and seems to have a barred or cuckoo pattern, but in white/cream and buff colored. So yes, there are white spots all over! The tail is also starting to come in dark underneath, but its hard to get a good picture of that. It is possible that the chick is a mixed breed, but I'm not sure what could breed with a Buff Orpington to turn out like this. There were also Easter Eggers, Salmon Faverolles, Specked Sussex, Black Australorp, and white silkies I think at the farm that I believe I saw...and some sort of buff orpington that I didn't see, I'm assuming, since the farmer thought it might be a buff orpington chick

I haven't seen another chick quite like this yet. The chick has also been one of the smallest ones in my mixed flock, but very confident.

 

[YgritteChick]

Just found a pic of another chicken on here who looks similar to my cockerel, so mine isn't the only chicken in the world that looks like this

But... that means there could be even more, Any ideas anyone on what breed(s) they could be? Id really like to know so I can decide if I keep this little guy, my husband wants him to be re-homed, but I find him absolutely adorable.

 

[Sunshine0235]

It could be a lemon cuckoo orpington

 

[YgritteChick]

It could be a lemon cuckoo orpington

Thank you so much!!! I had never heard of that before (obviously) but when I looked it up, it does look like that is a possibility!

 

[donrae]

Looks like a lemon cuckoo cockerel.

 

[Aragon]

Don't mean to hijack your thread, but I love the color on your chicken. How would you get a lemon cuckoo pullet? Cuckoo x BO?

 

[Chris09]

Don't mean to hijack your thread, but I love the color on your chicken. How would you get a lemon cuckoo pullet? Cuckoo x BO?

Crele x Buff

 

[YgritteChick]

Looks like a lemon cuckoo cockerel.

Thanks for your input!

Don't mean to hijack your thread, but I love the color on your chicken. How would you get a lemon cuckoo pullet? Cuckoo x BO?

Lol, I love what he looks like to! I'm having a hard time deciding what to do with him, I really wish he was a pullet so I could keep her. He is funny and so cute, I love his round little body and he is amazing at free ranging.

Crele x Buff

Thanks! Haha I was wondering the ways that people breed to create this coloring too! Personally, I find it absolutely precious and was so excited to see his feathers come in patterned, when I expected plain buff coloring.