"RIR" with pea comb?

[tikidoc]

We got 25 straight run chicks from Sand Hill Preservation, that are about 12 weeks old. There were 6 RIR in the batch, but one of the (I think) pullets has a pea comb. Otherwise looks identical to the others. Ideas? Could it just be a mutation?

 

[pinkfeather]

Hmm. There are rosecomb Rhode Island Reds. Or it could be a Wyandotte. A pic might help...

 

[tikidoc]

I'll try to get one up soon. I'm at work and I won't get home 'til tomorrow. Any pics of a rose comb? Or any similar stories from Sand Hill?

 

[speckledhen]

If you go to Bama Chicken's website, I think she has pics of her rose combed RIRs on there.

 

[pinkfeather]

Oops! I thought you said rosecomb, not pea comb. Here's a link to a site with a bunch of wyandottes with rosecombs.

http://feathersite.com/Poultry/CGP/Wyand/BRKWyand.html

 

[fancyfowl4ever]

The only red breed of chicken with a peacomb that I can think of right now are Buckeyes, maybe someone got a bit mixed up with their red chicks.

 

[tikidoc]

Hmmm, might be a rosecomb. I'm a bit of a newbie. Plus the comb is still pretty small as she (it) is only 12 weeks old. The RIR roos in the group have big red combs though. I'll need to go look at comb pictures and compare. Otherwise she looks just like the others in the group though.

 

[Ms. Lewis Rich]

RIR come in rosecomb

 

[fancyfowl4ever]

If you want to see some buckeyes to compare, this link has some pictures a friend of mine took of her birds. She just started breeding them:
http://www.punbb-hosting.com/forums/Albertachickensetc/viewtopic.php?id=715

 

[tikidoc]

Are they a separate strain, or do you just see an occasional rosecomb pop up in a population of RIR? They were all from the same hatchery, hatched on the same day.