What am I???

[Chickens n' more]

I recently hatched 3 eggs on July 1st and I am not sure what I ended up with with this one. I had a BR roo and a RIR roo with my BR, RIR, and EE/Ameracauna hens. I am pretty sure this chick was from an EE egg, but not sure which roo is the daddy. Also, any ideas on gender. Not real good pics. It is 3 weeks old.

 

[Dustin Biery]

I would assume its a EE X RIR.

 

[Chickens n' more]

Kinda of what I assumed also. I am very new at this chicken thing, but having fun with it!! Thank you so much!

 

[aussieheelr]

I say... cute. That's what it is cute

 

[bishopschickens]

It definately has RIR markings. Barring seems to be a dominant gene so you should see some if the Barred Rock was daddy and the comb is straight so probably not Americauna mix either.. It looks very RIR probably both parents. Also I think it is feathering out like a roo.

 

[Chickens n' more]

Okay....Tell me what this guy really is. Just got him from a guy a couple of weeks ago and he advertised him as Ameracauna. Just from the research i have done, I doubt it. Maybe part EE and part????

 

[Dustin Biery]

The barring is more apt to show if the mother is the barred bird (i.e. sexlink crosses). However, that bird is too light to be pure RIR. Secondly, depending on the "Americuana" could be an EE??? and could carry a gene for the single comb, causing the offspring to get two single comb genes.

 

[Dustin Biery]

The adult bird looks to be an EE cross with Buff Orpington.

 

[bishopschickens]

I think he is EE and Buff Orpington. Very heavy body style. EE like to have a couple of colors in them.

 

[bishopschickens]

Sometimes pics wash out some of the color so I was thinking RIR all the way. Are the chicks legs off color or yellow?