I need some help to identify my rooster.

[chickenkeeper97]

I have two of these that were given to us. They are almost identical and very large. Only six months old, they already weigh 5-6 lbs.each, and have enormous 7-point combs. We are keeping them warm at night but they came to us with some frost damage to the comb. Their legs are dark yellow. Any help is appreciated.

 

[goosehead]

Look like a sexlink http://www.feathersite.com/Poultry/CGP/Sex-links/BRKSexLink.html

 

[Coopacabana]

I agree. It looks like the Ambers, a cross of an RIR male on a White Plymouth Rock female. Quite handsome.

 

[chickenkeeper97]

I agree with you both after looking at your link. Thank you very much for the help, we've only been doing chickens for about 2 years so still have lots to learn. I wonder if they produced chicks with my ameraucana's , how they would turn out. Would those chicks lay blue or brown eggs?

 

[Coopacabana]

I wonder if they produced chicks with my ameraucana's , how they would turn out. Would those chicks lay blue or brown eggs?

They would lay green eggs. You could also end up with brown and pink layers- even blue. I don't fully understand it. You would not get dark olive green though, for that you would need chocolate eggers like marans and welsummers. there is even a name for these ameraucana crosses- easter eggers!!! They are also called rainbow layers. Hatcheries sell them as americanas, araucanas, ameraucana/araucanas. Araucanas are a separate breed of their own. they also sell them as ameraucanas, though they are only PART ameraucana. Easter eggers are great birds. I just love them!!!

 

[Vamvakas]

Not sure, but he's pretty.

 

[chickenkeeper97]

Thanks again for the help. I can only hope if I get EE's out of the mix that the eggs would be larger than what my ameaucana currently produce. Not that they aren't very tasty.

 

[Coopacabana]

your ee's should have better laying capabilities and larger eggs than the ameraucanas with the addition of the ambers. that's is why hatcheries breed them rather than pure ameraucana- more eggs = more chicks for sale. It should be an interesting project- I wonder what they will look like. I think you might come up with some pretty unique chickies!!! It's always a surprise with ee's.