What Breed is this Handsome Rooster?

[wildcrafted]

I hatched this guy out of a blue egg five months ago. He was supposed to be an olive-egger (welsummer x ameraucana) but now that he's all grown up I'm not so sure. Out of the 8 fertile eggs I received and hatched 2 ended up being completely different breeds than I ordered. So it's VERY possible these guys aren't what they were supposed to be.

One of his sisters, who was also supposed to be an olive-eggers ended up being a blue favaucana and these guys kind of look like some kind of salmon faverolle cross. Any ideas? I don't really know enough about chicken breeds. HELP!

video of him (and his twin brother) here:

 

[Kleine Huhnchen]

He is certainly an interesting looking boy. but this is my salmon Faverolles roo. I don't see much of a resemblance. But I'm rather new to chicken × breeds so I could be wrong? Lovely man imo though! Update: after watching your video, his silly little goose-like honk sounds exactly like my Faverolles chatter!

 

[keesmom]

He looks like an Easter Egger. I would expect to see some remnants of a muff/beard if he were a direct Faverolles cross. Does he have any extra toes or leg feathering?

Never mind, I saw the video. Neither is a Faverolles cross. I have seen other EE males with similar color patterns.

 

[kayakfish]

Looks to be a blue copper maran x ameracauna, if olive egger if the parents egg color ranges are correct. I just gave away two very nice olive egger roosters that looked exactly like that.

 

[donrae]

I could easily see him being a Wellie x Ameraucana. If the Ameraucana was blue or splash, that's pretty much the color I'd expect to get.

I agree with keesmom, there's no Faverolles there at all. How did you conclude your hen has Faverolles?

 

[wildcrafted]

Looks to be a blue copper maran x ameracauna, if olive egger if the parents egg color ranges are correct. I just gave away two very nice olive egger roosters that looked exactly like that.

This is very possible! Thanks!!! The woman who I got the eggs from had Ameraucanas (blue and splash) and Black Copper Marans on her property. AND my fourth olive-egger, his OTHER sister, looks like a dark brown ameraucana (cheek puffs) but she has some copper feathering in her neck so I have been thinking she was probably mixed with BCM. Maybe all three of them are the same cross.

He looks like an Easter Egger. I would expect to see some remnants of a muff/beard if he were a direct Faverolles cross. Does he have any extra toes or leg feathering?

Never mind, I saw the video. Neither is a Faverolles cross. I have seen other EE males with similar color patterns.

KEESMOM- Thanks! No extra toes or leg feathering but their sister (the olive-egger that ended up being a favaucana) has the extra toe and feathered feet and cheek puffs/ beard so there was definitely a faverolle who had access to the flock. The only breeds she had, that I'm aware of were Welsummers, Pure Ameraucana (splash and blue), Faverolles and Black Copper Marans but who knows. There could have been others.

He is certainly an interesting looking boy. but this is my salmon Faverolles roo. I don't see much of a resemblance. But I'm rather new to chicken × breeds so I could be wrong? Lovely man imo though!

He is very handsome! I was thinking Faverolle because of the blonde hair but yeah...other than that they don't have other Faverolle features. Thanks so much.

 

[BantamFan4Life]

Mixed breed -- possibly with EEs.

 

[wildcrafted]

I could easily see him being a Wellie x Ameraucana. If the Ameraucana was blue or splash, that's pretty much the color I'd expect to get.

I agree with keesmom, there's no Faverolles there at all. How did you conclude your hen has Faverolles?

Hi! Yes the Ameraucanas on the farm were blue and splash.

Excuse the wordy reply but here goes I thought maybe there was some Faverolles mixed in because out of my four blue eggs that were supposed olive-eggers- one ended up being a Faverolle cross (confirmed by the woman I got the eggs from). I also googled Welsummer/ Ameraucana cross and didn't see any pictures that looked like my boys. THEN I started googling other breeds and the only time I found pics of birds that looked similar to them were when I searched for Favaucana Roosters and Blue/Salmon Faverolle.

Thanks for your input. Maybe they are exactly what she said they are. Ha!

 

[Michael OShay]

Easter Egger cockerel.

 

[drumstick diva]

agree