What Breed is this rooster?

[blazer327]

Can anyone tell me what breed this rooster is? He is 5 months old.

 

[akcountrygrrl]

It's really hard to tell from the picture but he could possibly be a speckled Sussex. Can you get a better pic? Side on without the light reflecting on him quite so much? What color are his legs? Is he a large fowl or a bantam?

 

[blazer327]

I will try and get more pictures tomorrow, this is the other two pictures I have of him. He is black with some white on some of his feathers and a little brown feathering on his side wings. His legs are a very soft yellow with black speckles on them. I will also include a picture of the hen that looks exactly like him other than she is a hen. Her feet however have way more black on them. Thank you for your information.

 

[blazer327]

Oh and they are both large fowl not bantams. Thanks

 

[Illia]

Well, last time I said the hen's a Mottled Java. . . . Honestly I think they're mutts. Their coloring as a pair and their lack of complete mottling likely suggests they're crosses.

 

[blazer327]

Can you order mutts from a hatchery? They both came from Mcmurray hatchery.

 

[Illia]

Techincally, yes. They're probably supposed to be mottled Javas, but are crossbred. I've gotten mutts before when I ordered Brahmas.

 

[Cowgirl71]

McMurray doesn't sell Javas, so I would guess you have poorly colored Speckled Sussex.

ETA: I just saw your other post. I would guess Ancona, except she has red earlobes, and Anconas have white earlobes... The only other mottled standard-size breed McMurray carries is Mottled Houdan, and she is NOT a Houdan, LOL.

Maybe a naughty rooster jumped the fence?

 

[kentuckysilkies]

I think they are Speckled Sussex Mixes (A Black colored bird X Speckled Sussex)

 

[shelleyd2008]

I would say they are HQ speckled sussex.