Hen or roo?

[sourland]

cockerel.

 

[LadiesAndJane]

Really? What do you think he may be. We brought him from a local hobby keeper

Likely a mix. He does not seem to fit any particular breed. He has pink legs, which you see with orpingtons and speckled sussex, though he has the wrong comb for either of these. He may have some in him though. Could have some Wyandotte in him. Honestly these are just guesses, and it is hard to tell. Do you know what breeds the hobby breeder has?

 

[Fluffskeeper]

Are you located in the US? Any ideas of other breeds he keeps?

No I’m in the uk, a very large group of mixed breeds. My others from them turned out to be mixed too.

 

[Rhodebar Lover]

No I’m in the uk, a very large group of mixed breeds. My others from them turned out to be mixed too.

Oh okay! That's what I was wondering! He's likely a mix then, but he looks quite similar to an Old English Pheasant Fowl!

 

[Fluffskeeper]

Easter egger of some sort. If it were from a hobby breeder it is probably a mix of some sort.

Looking at a few pics on google he seems to look like that

 

[HappyClucker7]

No I’m in the uk, a very large group of mixed breeds. My others from them turned out to be mixed too.

I agree, he's most likely a mix.

 

[Fluffskeeper]

Likely a mix. He does not seem to fit any particular breed. He has pink legs, which you see with orpingtons and speckled sussex, though he has the wrong comb for either of these. He may have some in him though. Could have some Wyandotte in him. Honestly these are just guesses, and it is hard to tell. Do you know what breeds the hobby breeder has?

That’s quite interesting definitely not what I expected but my other 2 from their have turned out to be mixed breeds too.
they had a very large mix of everything and anything. They were relatively new to chicken keeping and had a lot of rescues but I don’t believe they knew what they had themselves and being new to the hobby myself I didn’t know any different at the time.

 

[Fluffskeeper]

Oh okay! That's what I was wondering! He's likely a mix then, but he looks quite similar to an Old English Pheasant Fowl!

Yes he does look quite similar to one, that’s a shame though we’ve all bonded with him so much.