New member, New rooster...What is he?

[pekin queen]

i think he might be a Sicilian buttercup potentially a Sicilian buttercup X

 

[cherrynberry]

he cant be a EE he dose not have the wright comb or a beard or muffs so... just saying

Ummmm. EEs have no standard, not sure where you are getting that info from.

 

[bigarnoldsmommy]

Hey newbie!! (I’m fairly new too…) That right there is very obviously a Rooster!! Hope this helps.

Hello all new to BYC, some what new to chickens 3-4 yrs.

We picked up a rooster from the feed store in hopes to add some new chickens to the flock. we are wondering what he might be. Ive searched quite a bit but he's got several confusing qualities.

My initial thoughts were Welsummer, but he has a three part comb and white shading on earlobes.


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[MysteryChicken]

Just to show the resemblance. Not saying that's what he is though.

 

[BluemuleRay]

the yellow shanks, do not seem typical for the EE, however I do understand anything is possible.

so how could I tell what egg color he will give the offspring?

my list of hens includes:

1 EE
1 Olive egger
1 RIR
1 Barred rock
1 copper maran
1 speckeld sussex

I am going to hatch out a few eggs from each of these,
which one will will be the easiest indication that he is a brown egg gene or EE gene?

 

[MysteryChicken]

the yellow shanks, do not seem typical for the EE, however I do understand anything is possible.

so how could I tell what egg color he will give the offspring?

my list of hens includes:

1 EE
1 Olive egger
1 RIR
1 Barred rock
1 copper maran
1 speckeld sussex

I am going to hatch out a few eggs from each of these,
which one will will be the easiest indication that he is a brown egg gene or EE gene?

EE isn't a Gene.

You want to breed to any of the hens, except EE, & Olive Egger but no guarantee he'll carry the blue egg gene, since not all Easter Eggers carry the gene.

EEs typically have yellow skin with slate on their legs, this gives the green look. Some have white skin, & slate legs, or just plain white/pink legs.

 

[cherrynberry]

ok I think i'm understanding, and with the easter egger roo and hen, they will breed more full blood EE? but depending on his blue genes the off spring my lay blue or brown.

Nope, EEs are mutts. Which means an EE cross EE would be another EE. Most EEs from hatcheries are EExEE anyways.

 

[red horse ranch]

I thought it was Buttercup. The white earlobes and comb are right but a Buttercup has green legs. Maybe a cross with Brown Leghorn ?

 

[sourland]

He's a very healthy and attractive cross bred rooster.

 

[TheOddOneOut]

He's an EE.