Roo and pullet was wondering the breed

[all4god09]

this is my Roo....around 2 months old




my pullet...same age...

Can anyone tell me what they might be

The rooster was a barred rock (but that's all I know for sure)

 

[BantamLover21]

If their father was a Barred Rock, then they are not a purebred breed--they are mixed breeds. The rooster looks as though he could have some Black Copper Marans in him. And I definitely see the Barred Rock in the pullet, but other than that, I don't know what her mother was. It can be very hard to tell what went into a mixed breed.

 

[all4god09]

Thank you! The people we got the eggs from had a barred rock rooster,
their hens were
silver laced Wyandotte
barred rock
buff orpington
(some all black breed)
another Wyandotte
and a black and white spotted something. lol

but that helps a lot thank you!

 

[Wyandottes7]

I'm not sure what exactly the mother was, but I'm pretty sure it wasn't the Wyandottes or the Barred Rock (Wyandottes would contribute a rose comb to the offspring, if it was a Barred Rock, these birds would look like purebred Barred Rocks).

I suppose that leaves the "black and white spotted something" or the Buff Orpington as the mother!

 

[Wyandottes7]

I've just gone and done some research, and am pretty sure that the mother of the pullet was the Buff Orpington. Here is a link with some photos of Barred Rock rooster/Buff Orpington hen crosses: https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/413047/crossing-buff-orpingtons-with-barred-rocks.

However, the roosters from that cross are usually also barred. I'm not seeing any barring on your rooster. Is it possible that the two birds had different mothers?

 

[donrae]

They're both mixed breed, and the father was likely a black sex link, not a pure barred Rock. That would account for the cockerel having no barring whatsoever, and the very light messy barring on the pullet.

 

[Bullitt]

They're both mixed breed, and the father was likely a black sex link, not a pure barred Rock. That would account for the cockerel having no barring whatsoever, and the very light messy barring on the pullet.

That's true. A Black Sex-Link rooster can look very much like a Barred Plymouth Rock rooster.

 

[all4god09]

Awesome! thanks for all the help! The pictures were great! From now on I'll be able to keep track of what I hatch. haha.

 

[Michael OShay]

They're both mixed breed, and the father was likely a black sex link, not a pure barred Rock. That would account for the cockerel having no barring whatsoever, and the very light messy barring on the pullet.

X2 on the father likely being a Black Sex Link. BSL roosters look very similar to Barred Rock roosters.