What breed & gender am I?.? (Bought as Barnevelder)

[black_cat]

Thanks for your responses so far everyone. Confirmed my suspicions and yes I'm stumped on breed of the orange cockerel!!

Where did you get them?

 

[Willawong Hill]

Any clue as to why he’s lacking tail feathers? He’s lookin pretty sparse back there

I assume it's a boy thing, some of them seem very slow to grow tails.

Can't really help with breed either, can you contact the place you got them from and ask what breeds they have?

 

[FluffyBottomBantams]

I assume it's a boy thing, some of them seem very slow to grow tails.

Can't really help with breed either, can you contact the place you got them from and ask what breeds they have?

True. But there’s nothing back there. Not even the tail from the first set of feathers that juveniles get.

 

[Quaicken108]

I agree with @black_cat . I have two Barney’s and their adorable! That orange one is male and might be a mix or hatchery quality but I’m not sure what though.

 

[Willawong Hill]

True. But there’s nothing back there. Not even the tail from the first set of feathers that juveniles get.

I agree there's not a lot to look at. Are you thinking maybe it's rumpless? I don't think we have any rumpless breeds in Aus- our Araucanas have tails.

I can't think of any Barney colours we have over here that are that orange either, so assume it's something else, or at least a mix.

 

[MelbMandy]

I assume it's a boy thing, some of them seem very slow to grow tails.

Can't really help with breed either, can you contact the place you got them from and ask what breeds they have?

Yes, I've penned an email to the breeder this morning. They have about 12 breeds, including Isa Browns and some crosses but this guy doesn't jump out at me. Suspect as some have already suggested that he's a cross.

I also assumed it was a male thing the lack of tail feathers, been like that a while. There's no aggression amongst the group (just a bit of posturing between the D'uccle young cockerels) so it's not a result of fighting. His feather development is so slow compared to the GL Barnevelder and Plymouth Rock of the same age

 

[FluffyBottomBantams]

I agree there's not a lot to look at. Are you thinking maybe it's rumpless? I don't think we have any rumpless breeds in Aus- our Araucanas have tails.

I can't think of any Barney colours we have over here that are that orange either, so assume it's something else, or at least a mix.

I don’t think he’s physically rumpless. I just think he’s literally lacking his butt feathering haha. If you don’t think it’s from fighting then he’s probably just in the midst of an awkward feathering-in stage lol. I’m willing to bet he’s a mix of breeds/varieties

 

[Willawong Hill]

Did you ever get an answer on this?

 

[Bigtom Turkey]

My boys are like that too, they are often the pretties roo I have just wait for it

 

[MelbMandy]

Of sorts?.? I emailed the breeder with photos at various stages from the day he came home at two week intervals to now and she suggested he looked like a Buff Orpington...
There's some resemblance, but I don't think he's pure BO as it doesn't match what he looked like as a chick. I'm pretty new to chickens though so happy to be corrected!!