What breed is this Roo?

[The WinterWolf]

this is Becky. (I know) he's a four year old rooster. anybody know what he is?

i drew over the spots on his chest. they didn't show up in the picture


also for no reason, just wanted to share his son.

 

[SilverBirds]

he's my friend's roo. i'm not sure. it doesn't really matter. if nobody knows automatically then i don't need to know.

Knowing where a bird came from can narrow down options. It's very helpful to us if this information is able to be provided.

Looks like a mutt to me.

 

[The WinterWolf]

Where did you get him?

Was he originally from a hatchery or farm store or from a backyard flock?

he's my friend's roo. i'm not sure. it doesn't really matter. if nobody knows automatically then i don't need to know.


*edit* probably should have put that in the original post.

 

[3KillerBs]

Maybe a Red Sexlink.

The females are pretty common, but sometimes the males show up in stores or in orders from hatcheries, and they often grow up to look about like that.

Shouldn't a red sexlink male be white with red shoulders?

His color *does* look like a female red sexlink though.

 

[NatJ]

Shouldn't a red sexlink male be white with red shoulders?

His color *does* look like a female red sexlink though.

I was thinking he just had a lot more red than usual in the shoulders, and it was spread over a lot more of his body. But you might be right

Of course, barnyard mix is always a possibility.

 

[The WinterWolf]

i don't know. i'll ask her where she got him sometime soon, likely tomorrow. here's more pictures. he's a sweet boy. he lets you pet him.

 

[The WinterWolf]

It's nighttime so he's more relaxed. frontside and side.

 

[NatJ]

i don't know. i'll ask her where she got him sometime soon, likely tomorrow. here's more pictures. he's a sweet boy. he lets you pet him.
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Based on those photos, probably a barnyard mix.
He does have a lot more red than I originally realized.

Shouldn't a red sexlink male be white with red shoulders?

His color *does* look like a female red sexlink though.

With the new photos, I agree with you. Not a Red Sexlink male.

But if someone crossed a Red sexlink back to a Rhode Island Red, they could get some males that look like this. (Of course various other crosses could also produce this result.)

 

[3KillerBs]

Where did you get him?

Was he originally from a hatchery or farm store or from a backyard flock?

 

[NatJ]

this is Becky. (I know) he's a four year old rooster. anybody know what he is?

Maybe a Red Sexlink.

The females are pretty common, but sometimes the males show up in stores or in orders from hatcheries, and they often grow up to look about like that.