Tri-Colored Cockerel

[JFreeman]

I bought this cockerel about 6 weeks ago. He's about 8 weeks old now, and when I first bought him, he didn't show any red on his face and chest like he does now. I was told he is a RIR mix, and the mother could be Barred Rock (my guess), Production Red, or Black Star. From what I gather, he only has the hens out with his RIR roo, but has any one ever seen this color combination? It may be a stupid question, but I tried googling and I cannot find one that looks like him. Do you think I could breed that color?

 

[donrae]

From the barring, the momma had to be the barred rock. I've got a hen that's his female counterpart, I call her my calico hen


You might look at the Rhodebar thread, it's an autosexing breed made from barred Rocks and RIR, they're not exactly like your bird but similar.

 

[JFreeman]

Ooo... She's pretty. Thank you, I'll look them up.