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[Whigham Family Homestead]

i have a cockerel that is 16 weeks old now and it is from a black australorp hen. i bought 4 of these chicks from a local seller.
He said they were (to the best of his knowledge) pure australorp. He is a beautiful bird but he is definitely not pure black
australorp because he has a black comb and waddle. His feet are black as well, but not stark black like a Armani Cemani.
he has purple feathers on his back and some red, not much, around his neck. The seller later said that there were some RIR roosters in with the 16 hens. I was just wondering if this cockerel could be part Black Copper Maran? Thoughts? Anyone?

 

[sourland]

Can you post a free standing profile picture of him?

 

[BoundlessLove]

Welcome to BYC!

 

[muddy75]

 

[N F C]

Hi, love the sheen on his feathers. Thanks for joining!

 

[DobieLover]

Hello and welcome to BYC! Glad you joined.

 

[Bsmac]

i have a cockerel that is 16 weeks old now and it is from a black australorp hen. i bought 4 of these chicks from a local seller.
He said they were (to the best of his knowledge) pure australorp. He is a beautiful bird but he is definitely not pure black
australorp because he has a black comb and waddle. His feet are black as well, but not stark black like a Armani Cemani.
he has purple feathers on his back and some red, not much, around his neck. The seller later said that there were some RIR roosters in with the 16 hens. I was just wondering if this cockerel could be part Black Copper Maran? Thoughts? Anyone?View attachment 4123166

Welcome to BYC! He is a good looking bird!

 

[CCsGarden]

Welcome to BYC!

 

[janiedoe]

Welcome to BYC. A RIR and australorp cross would not produce a dark comb or dark legs. I'm guessing the seller has an ayam cemani rooster, or else his hens are not pure.

 

[007Sean]

Howdy, and Welcome to Backyard Chickens.

Happy to have you here with us. Enjoy your time here at BYC!

Thanks for joining our community!