Picked up a free Roo today, it needed re-homing

[TheOddOneOut]

That is a Black Sexlink roo.

 

[chickenhappy1233]

i see pink legs, that would mean not a dominique barred rock or cochin. he also has no leg feathering. as black cat stated single combs are recessive so he couldnt be half dominique. i am thinking a cuckoo marans unless she knew he was a mix

 

[chickenhappy1233]

That is a Black Sexlink roo.

actually now that i think about it i agree, black sexlink

 

[black_cat]

@U_Stormcrow what color are the legs?

 

[TheOddOneOut]

@U_Stormcrow what color are the legs?

Yellow.

 

[black_cat]

Yellow.

I was asking OP as (he?) has seen the bird in real life. The pic is blurry and I personally cannot tell if they're yellow or pink.

 

[TheOddOneOut]

I was asking OP as (he?) has seen the bird in real life. The pic is blurry and I personally cannot tell if they're yellow or pink.

Oh. True.
I assumed yellow.

 

[U_Stormcrow]

Most of the original owner's birds came from TSC - but she seemed confident he was a cross. Of course, he'd be a cross if he were a black sexlink, too. I will look closely at the legs tomorrow - they were quite pale, but I can't say with confidence whether it was pale yellow or pale peach.

 

[ILoveBabySilkies]

Oh. True.
I assumed yellow.

He looks like my CM cockerel obviously just older and I think his legs look fleshy like CM’s not yellow but we need verification from OP.

 

[U_Stormcrow]

I don't doubt the expertise of this site's posters, you've not steered me wrong. I'll get a better photo in the next day or so, and check the leg color very closely. There is no feathering on them, that's clear. I would note however - and I know its not visible in that terrible photo - that his fluff and hocks are uniformly grey, there's no discernable barring at all - unlike any picture I can find of any Black Sex Link, Barred Rock, Marans (which, honestly, seems sort of expensive for a possible TSC bird), or the (eliminated by comb) Dominique.

of course, our TSC uses Hoovers, and judging from my other 30+ birds, Hoover's flocks do not have crisp clean colors or patterns.

But this thing looks like someone glued a BR top to some grey/blue bottom...