Possible rooster? What breed?

[CaityKitola]

Thanks!! Yeah, we were fairly certain he was a boy. Hopefully he stays friendly though. He's just gorgeous and has a huge personality.

This is my first time with chickens, and I was told or hen is an Ameraucana (guessing EE, though).

Nugget is a boy. Blue egg means the hen is either ameracauna or easter egger. The ones ive seen tend to be brown and black feathered his are paticulrly striking and beautiful. And his legs arent paticularly blue so hes likely crossed with something making him have olive egger genes. His feathers are maming me think he might be crossed with a dark cornish. But that might not be accurate.

The other chick its hard to see the comb but it looks like you might have a hen there. That ones legs are kinda blue or green hard to tell but looks close to nuggetz color. She would lay blue to green eggs dependibg on how far diluted her genes are. Her feathering is closer to what ive seen on easter eggers.
Beautiful chickies!

 

[CaityKitola]

Thankfully, we live in an unincorporated part of San Jose, so we can have a rooster.... If we can keep him quiet.

 

[Welshies]

Thankfully, we live in an unincorporated part of San Jose, so we can have a rooster.... If we can keep him quiet.

A darker coop will help keep him quiet, so in winter or at night avoid a heat lamp or light if possible. Giving your neighbours eggs will also help appease them
I would check your laws though, just in case.

 

[Hamiam]

Don't mind me, I have no clue what I'm talking about. lol I'm still new to the BYC thing. (S)he is beautiful whatever breed it might be.
Best of luck!

I'm no expert on breeds, either. However, I also thought he looked like a Golden Laced Wyandotte. We'll get better. I'm always learning new things on this site.

 

[CaityKitola]

A darker coop will help keep him quiet, so in winter or at night avoid a heat lamp or light if possible. Giving your neighbours eggs will also help appease them
I would check your laws though, just in case.

Thanks for the tips! We've checks our local laws and specifically it started that if a rooster is de-crowed that it is okay to keep them in our area. I'm unsure how I feel about that and crow-collars, so hopefully the darker coop will help.

 

[CaityKitola]

And just because I like showing these guys off, here's Fiona our other baby snuggling up with her Nugget.

 

[Welshies]

Thanks for the tips! We've checks our local laws and specifically it started that if a rooster is de-crowed that it is okay to keep them in our area. I'm unsure how I feel about that and crow-collars, so hopefully the darker coop will help.

Well, you can play it by ear. As long as he's not too loud it should be fine. Trees and fences can help block out sound as well.

 

[Sunshine Flock]

They're adorable!

Just a quick thought. There isn't anything positive I've read about de-crowing a rooster. It's akin to declawing cats ... inhumane.

And it's almost impossible keeping a rooster quiet. He won't be quiet. On the contrary he could crow fifteen or more times a day, and each time goes on for quite a bit.

The first crow of the day could be as early as 4am, and although most literature I've read says they don't usually start crowing until they're at least four months old, my darling rooster Henry was crowing at two months.

While he's young, it's a good time to start putting feelers out there for a farm or ranch that would welcome him and keep him without culling.

This is the tough side of owning chickens. Roosters don't fare too well. Thankfully I really wanted a rooster. We're outside city limits in Shasta County, so roosters are allowed here. My parent's neighbor in Livermore raised several hens for eggs. I loved hearing them chirp on the other side of the fence. I hope you find a good solution for your boy.

 

[Hybridchucks]

Hello and Welcome to BYC! (aka Backyardchickens) Its wonderful to have you! Thanks for joining! If you have questions, you will find your answers. There are loads of awesome helpful and active members that will help you if they can. Nugget is a cockerel and probably a mix but gorgeous
Best wishes!
-Tov

 

[Crazy for Chickens!]

They look like mixes. Probably EasterEgger, and Wyandotte.