Questioning the breed of my rooster, help please :)

[Brandychick]

I was told all my chicks were leghorns when I picked them up, also they would all be hens too..... well I guess not. I have a roo and his legs are pale and his ears are red, the ladies have yellow legs and ears and I'm pretty sure laying hens*fingers crossed* anyways any ideas or help is appreciated, thanks in advance

 

[rides2far]

My, that is a red comb! Well, the legs are white, like an Orpington, but doesn't have the body of an Orpington. Anybody?

 

[Michael OShay]

They look like hatchery grade White Leghorns.

 

[Lady of McCamley]

I agree the girls are hatchery grade White Leghorns.

The red combed bird is definitely a rooster...okay...maybe my bespeckled eyes are getting hazy...but does anyone else see a crest on that bird? And his stance in the 2nd photo has a meat bird appearance, but not heavy enough to be a full Cross X. And that comb is not a single type in that photo...it could be just the photo angle on a Leghorn flop starting.

My first thought was Cross X meat bird in the Leghorn pen...but it may be some odd hybrid of something that was a major oops at the hatchery.

It could just be odd photo angles and nothing more than hatchery Leghorn rooster...but if that isn't a single comb, and he has super thighs, and he really does have a bit of crest...I think he is a Cornish Cross mix.

LofMc

 

[Brandychick]

I agree the girls are hatchery grade White Leghorns.

The red combed bird is definitely a rooster...okay...maybe my bespeckled eyes are getting hazy...but does anyone else see a crest on that bird? And his stance in the 2nd photo has a meat bird appearance, but not heavy enough to be a full Cross X.  And that comb is not a single type in that photo...it could be just the photo angle on a Leghorn flop starting.

My first thought was Cross X meat bird in the Leghorn pen...but it may be some odd hybrid of something that was a major oops at the hatchery.

It could just be odd photo angles and nothing more than hatchery Leghorn rooster...but if that isn't a single comb, and he has super thighs, and he really does have a bit of crest...I think he is a Cornish Cross mix.

LofMc

he does have a crest, a lil tiny one hard to get in a photo and his comb is split in two, I'll try to get better pics.

 

[Lady of McCamley]

While hatchery birds can vary from SOP, that guy has varied so far off he has got to be a hybrid oops.

There are rosecomb Leghorns...but I don't think most hatcheries carry those...but a crossing of rose comb with single comb and crest might give you the chances of some funky comb...I don't know the genetics well enough to say on that.

LofMc

 

[Michael OShay]

While hatchery birds can vary from SOP, that guy has varied so far off he has got to be a hybrid oops.

LOL, it looks like someone may have jumped the fence with that rooster doesn't it? )

 

[Lady of McCamley]

LOL, it looks like someone may have jumped the fence with that rooster doesn't it? )

Yes indeed...seriously...it almost looks like a Crevecoeur Cornish Cross mix to me...crest with split comb, meat bird legs and dominant white....or maybe a Crested Legbar vs. Cornish Cross (but that would give us single comb)....

Hmmmm...something interesting happened at the hatchery that day for that to end up in the Leghorn shipment.
LofMc

 

[Brandychick]

Thanks for the guessing. He's been a joy to have so far but he is a little odd.

 

[Brandychick]

some better pictures incase anyone else has some guesses.