I need help identifying my rooster!

[jodienicole]

Hi all,

I obtained a chick from my grandpa before he passed away a few years ago. He had raised chickens since before I can remember! I unfortunately now have the last remaining chicken from his stock due to some unforseen circumstances and wanted to try and help my dad rebuild the stock since he is taking care of my papa's old farm. I can't bare to go over there and not see chickens its just not the same!! So here is some pics of our beautiful rooster that we have always thought was a Australorp till recently. He has feathered feet but looks alot like the australorp breed so could he be crossbred? My papa had a bunch of these chickens and they laid brown eggs and he hatched them in his incubator. I don't know where the original chickens he started with came from but I do know that once they start laying eggs he hatched them. This being one he hatched in his incubator. I have included pics below...the first two where when we first got the chick and the last three are present time. I included a headshot, one in the sun for coloring, and the last one is of his side and one leg so you can see the feathers. Thanks so much for any help!!

 

[leadwolf1]

They are large fowl black cochins and beautiful ones, too!!! I'm sure you will be able to find some replacements to help replenish his farm with these wonderful birds!! I just loved your story...I wish you much luck in helping rebuild your Papa's flock.

Maybe I shouldn't have jumped to that conclusion. Are these smaller birds or large birds? Either way, they are black cochins Size will determine if you want to look for Large fowl or Bantam.

 

[jodienicole]

He's pretty big and most of the ones he had were larger fowl. He had given our daughter this one because she loved to help him feed! She always called it "going to the zoo" lol. We dearly miss him and I am so glad my daughter got to expierence his "zoo" while he was still living. It brought back many memories of myself as a child going with my daddy to help papa feed. Now to just get it back so she can continue with her papa (my daddy). Its the little things that mean the most! Thank you so much for your help! So if I want to get hens I am assuming I ask for large black cochins?

 

[leadwolf1]

Yes, look for large fowl black cochins. You can start on here by posting in the wanted/for sale section.