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

[cherrynberry]

um i got it from the photosView attachment 2996702
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Well you are very wrong. In fact, the new "trendy" EEs are now being crossed with CCLBs, so they are often beardless and single-combed.

 

[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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[BluemuleRay]

more comb

 

[3KillerBs]

I have no clue, but that's a truly remarkable comb.

Welcome to BYC!

 

[MysteryChicken]

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

EEs can be beardless. His comb is a modified pea comb.

Also EEs can have any skin color, comb type, occasionally light leg feathering, can be any color, & lay any color egg.

 

[MysteryChicken]

He does resemble a non standard Cornish, but he could've been crossed with one. Only a possibility.
But still believe he's an EE of some form.

 

[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]

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?

Cross him with a BR, CM, or SS. If any of the offspring lay brown, he has (at most) one blue egg gene. If all lay blue/green, and the population is large enough, he has two blue egg genes. If all lay brown, and the population is large enough, he has no blue egg genes.