Mysterious cockerel

[Aspenacres]

 

[cherrynberry]

What are you asking? He looks like a game

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[Aspenacres]

We have a cockerel that we hatched, father is either a true Black Copper Marans or an Easter Egger…mother could be EE, or a New Hampshire red.

what bloodline would give him such long legs? He’s a good 3-4inches taller than any others his age and he’s taller than all my hens. He hatched this spring

 

[JedJackson]

It's probably what we call hybrid vigor, which happens when you cross breeds that are unrelated. That can result in larger size and longer legs. His coloring reminds me of a BCM, and his comb type guarantees one parent had a pea comb. So I think he comes from a cross of the BCM roo over an Easter egger hen.

He's very handsome!

 

[Aspenacres]

It's probably what we call hybrid vigor, which happens when you cross breeds that are unrelated. That can result in larger size and longer legs. His coloring reminds me of a BCM, and his comb type guarantees one parent had a pea comb. So I think he comes from a cross of the BCM roo over an Easter egger hen.

He's very handsome!

Such great info! That’s really cool, thank you!