Name That Breed Mix!

[Laurobee13]

I am trying to determine what mixes I have ended up with. I have 3 roos that could be the father - 1 Rhode Island Red, 1 Bantam, 1 Easter Egger

My hens are EE, RIR, Buff, Brahma, White Leghorn, Brown Leghorn, Australorp, Barred Rock, Ameraucana, New Hampshire, Golden Comet….I think that's all of them


Here are pictures of my roosters:

My bantam:




My EE:



My Rhode Island Red photo didn't show up well, but he is a standard looking RIR. I'll try to get a better one tomorrow.


And here are the youngsters that I want to know what mix they could be. I have my theories, but I'm curious to hear others.

I know this one is from an EE hen (egg was green), but I cannot decide if its a full EE or from my RIR roo? Could also be my bantam roo as this was the smallest of all our chicks (half the size of the others)







I think this one is an EE roo with my Brahma hen?








Here is the two in questions together

 

[Sunshine0235]

For the red one, I would say that the RIR was the father, it looks like the comb is a cross between a pea comb and a straight comb to me, plus being red.

And i would expect to see leg feathering on the second if the brahma was the mother, leg feathering is a dominant trait.

 

[BantamLover21]

For the red one, I would say that the RIR was the father, it looks like the comb is a cross between a pea comb and a straight comb to me, plus being red.

And i would expect to see leg feathering on the second if the brahma was the mother, leg feathering is a dominant trait.

x2

 

[Laurobee13]

Oh I also have a speckled sussex hen, I forgot about her. Maybe the white one is a sussex x EE? I just don't know where the white one would get the green in his tail. Hmph.

 

[Lady of McCamley]

I think the previous posters are likely correct.

The green tail is prevalent in a lot of rooster patterns.

You can play with this calculator to see if it helps some with color genetics (it's easy to use)

http://www.breedbook.org/?action=geneticscalculator&tab=CHICKEN

LofMc

 

[donrae]

Agree with the above. A green sheen in the tail could have come from several of the breeds you have...RIR, Aussie, brown Leghorn, Ee off the top of my head.