Spangled Hamburg or Silver Laced Wyandotte Rooster?

[Michael OShay]

So, I am new to chickens and the differences in breeds and such, a silver laced Wyandotte should have a rose comb? What is that? Do the hens have that too?

The SOP standard for Wyandottes calls for a rose comb. Unfortunately, as I stated in my first post, single combs sometimes pop up in hatchery quality Wyandottes.

 

[Michael OShay]

The SOP standard for Wyandottes calls for a rose comb. Unfortunately, as I stated in my first post, single combs sometimes pop up in hatchery quality Wyandottes.

You can see the different types of chicken combs in the chart below (including the rose comb).

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[donrae]

Agree he's a Wyandotte. A Hamburg would be about half that size.

 

[jessivogel]

Thanks everyone

 

[Michael OShay]

Thanks everyone

You're welcome.

 

[BantamLover21]

Coming from a feed store, I think it's a VERY poor hatchery quality Silver Laced Wyandotte with a single comb instead of a rose comb. Unfortunately, single combs sometimes pop up in hatchery quality Wyandottes. It does beg the question though that Enola and I were discussing on an earlier thread, "When does a hatchery quality breed get so far off the SOP standards that it stops being that breed." )

Agreed