What breed are these?

[kdeckard]

I bought 6 Rudd Rangers and 2 Dominiques from rural king about a month ago. The Dominiques were marked as Polish but the employee said they had been marked with a question mark but someone flipped the sign and he believed they were actually Dominiques and mislabeled. They didn’t have tufts on their head when purchased and have the cuckoo pattern. I’ve had Dominiques before but never raised them from chicks. Why do they have toupées now? they’re also growing at the same rate as the Rudd Rangers which Id expect Polish would be a bit smaller. Could they be a mix?

 

[nuthatched]

They're olive eggers, based off a cream legbar.

 

[kdeckard]

They're olive eggers, based off a cream legbar.

The "Dominiques"? The reds or cream color are the Rudd Rangers. I know that for sure.

 

[JedJackson]

The barred ones are probably olive eggers, as stated above. Dominques don't have those little crests, and they should have rose combs, not single combs. I'm sure the red ones are what they were sold as.

 

[kdeckard]

The barred ones are probably olive eggers, as stated above. Dominques don't have those little crests, and they should have rose combs, not single combs. I'm sure the red ones are what they were sold as.

Yeah.. I'm not real familiar with all of these hybrids. We've raised chickens for years but never hybrids. I did a little research on olive eggers and I understand the "based off a cream legbar" part of that now. That's super interesting! Kinda wish I had bought more than two now lol

 

[kdeckard]

They're olive eggers, based off a cream legbar.

I got it now lol I'm not really familiar with the hybrids so I was a little confused lol Thanks so much!

 

[JedJackson]

Yeah.. I'm not real familiar with all of these hybrids. We've raised chickens for years but never hybrids. I did a little research on olive eggers and I understand the "based off a cream legbar" part of that now. That's super interesting! Kinda wish I had bought more than two now lol

Hopefully yours will lay those nice dark olive eggs. Everyone I know who has had olive eggers liked them.

 

[kdeckard]

Hopefully yours will lay those nice dark olive eggs. Everyone I know who has had olive eggers liked them.

I hope so!I believe I have a hen and a roo. Spotted the start to some little spurs on one today.

 

[JedJackson]

I hope so!I believe I have a hen and a roo. Spotted the start to some little spurs on one today.

Spurs happen on females too, so I wouldn't say that makes it 100%. Time will tell. 6 weeks is a good time to start posting pictures if there are still questions.

 

[nuthatched]

I hope so!I believe I have a hen and a roo. Spotted the start to some little spurs on one today.

I have hens with spurs, and my cockerels still have nubs.