Surprise pullet breed?

[Saxophonetiff]

 

[samdrussell]

I’m just a beginner so I can’t offer much yet, but I’m really curious to see what others have to say. It amazing how much people know on this site!

 

[TheOddOneOut]

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Mutt. Might be a cockerel. How old?

 

[Yardmom]

The thick legs appear to be a meat bird. Possibly a ranger mix. I also think it looks like a cockeral.

 

[Saxophonetiff]

Hatched 2/20. Bought from McMurray.
My order was meat birds so I assumed this one was as well. My order form said it was sexed female.

 

[Saxophonetiff]

Hatched 2/20. Bought from McMurray.
My order was meat birds so I assumed this one was as well. My order form said it was sexed female.

Any chance it is a Niederrheiner? This is one of the meat birds listed on the hatchery that can have darker tip tales and broken barring in front.

 

[Saxophonetiff]

Any chance it is a Niederrheiner? This is one of the meat birds listed on the hatchery that can have darker tip tales and broken barring in front.

This is one from someone elses post.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/attachments/niederrheiner-jpg.1388166/

 

[NorthwoodsChick]

He’s a gorgeous fellow! I’m curious how the Niederrheiner finished at butcher. I am trying them as meat birds and so far my experience is they are fast growing compared to bielefelder by a long shot. Would you mind sharing what you found?
Age at butcher, live versus dressed wt, and quality of meat?
I realize yours was a part of a meat bird package but would you order them again?
Thanks so much!!

 

[Saxophonetiff]

I am still not completely convinced that she was a Niederrheiner. She grew just as big as my 6m lavender Orpingtons by 10w. I don’t have a grown out bielefelders so I can’t compare to that. Similar to most heavy meat breeds her legs were weaker and would look like they were going to buckle. She was always the first to the feeder. She did forage more than most meat only birds so her legs did work decently. She was my suprise bird so I enjoyed her meat but for almost $7 a bird from where I purchased my others I don’t think there was that much of a difference for the price. You could always get a roo/hen and hatch some. That would be worth it for the meat.
10w, around 7-8lbs dressed.

 

[Rhodebar Lover]

That's certainly not a Niederrheiner. She's a broiler breed, perhaps Murray's Big Red or Murray's Ginger Broiler