What breed is my new Rooster?

[keith.rayne]

i was given this young Rooster today. Three of my hens were killed for sport by what I don’t know. So, I went and got a Rooster and four more hens. I just don’t know enough about the breeds to know what it is.

 

[Brahma Chicken5000]

I’m thinking possibly a single combed Silver Laced Wyandotte.

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

Really? Where does a single come out of a rose?

I've had a few single comb Wyandotte. My guess is it's recessive and pops up when two with the gene are bred.

 

[NoFlyBackFarm]

Mixed? @Brahma Chicken5000

 

[The Moonshiner]

Its looks like a mixed breed to me.
IDK that that's even lacing. Almost looks more mottled.

 

[Kalimak]

Looks like a Silver Laced Wyandotte to me. I have one but with a flat comb. They’re very good roosters. Very attentive, will warn and fend off predators 24/7 and very protective of the ladies. Just let him be him.

 

[keith.rayne]

Thank you, he is very cocky!!!

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

I would say mixed breed. Body type is wrong for a Wyandotte, reminds me more of a silver pencil hamburg except for that single comb.

 

[Brahma Chicken5000]

Agreed.
Technically, if they have a single comb they are a Plymouth Rock. So, a silver laced Plymouth Rock

Actually it’s not that uncommon for single combs to pop up in Wyandottes.

 

[Redhead Rae]

Well, yes single is recessive.
But one single and one rose gene make a pea comb.

Nope. If that were the case, pea comb wouldn't breed true. If you have one single, and one Rose, you just get a larger, sloppier rose comb. I've had Dominique crosses with single comb breeds. So I know what a split genotype looks like.