What breed of rooster is this?

[Peck peck]

I have had this rooster for about a year or two thinking he was a golden laced wyandotte. It recently dawned on me that he does not have a rose comb and (at least I think) all wyandottes have a rose comb. So what is he?

 

[Rhodebar Lover]

Looks like a hatchery quality Gold Laced Wyandotte! They sometimes throw single combs

 

[Northwest_Wannabe]

I agree with the other poster, he's just a low quality wyandotte personally I love the single combs on them!

 

[Peck peck]

I agree with the other poster, he's just a low quality wyandotte personally I love the single combs on them!

He is quite pretty

 

[Peck peck]

Looks like a hatchery quality Gold Laced Wyandotte! They sometimes throw single combs

I never knew the existed!

 

[gimmie birdies]

 

[CluckerFamily]

I agree with everyone!
Very handsome!!

 

[The Moonshiner]

Agree he is a GLW with a single comb.
Some Wyandotte do end up with single combs and its not just hatchery birds. Top breeders have them also.
Rose combs are linked with some fertility issues. Idk why but it's been common with Wyandotte to keep and breed single comb birds to try to balance out the issue.

 

[CaliFarmsAR]

GLW

 

[EggSighted4Life]

I have had this rooster for about a year or two thinking he was a golden laced wyandotte. It recently dawned on me that he does not have a rose comb and (at least I think) all wyandottes have a rose comb. So what is he?View attachment 2509771

Breeding rose comb only breeds out sperm motility (according to studies I read) thus effecting fertility after many generations.. Since hatchery contract breeders know this.. they MAY be keeping a straight comb in their stock.. I HAVE gotten straight combed hatchery gold laced Wyandotte pullet in the past and WHAT prompted the research in the first place. I don't THINK I see straight combed Seabrights with straight combs?!

As an avid breeder of whatever I choose to pursue.. I happen to ALSO know that a straight comb is the absence of a comb modifying gene.. which mean BOTH parents had to have been carrying the straight comb gene.. one of them possibly hidden behind the visible rose comb.. only popped up when bred to the straight comb or another.. Test mating can help determine WHO is hiding the impurity for rose. WHATEVER that looks like when it written out genetically.. I'm not that far YET.

There are also gold laced Orpington that look VERY similar.. at that point you have to start looking at differences like skin color, eye color, body shape etc.. What was it sold as and where it came from and so on.

Golden Seabright rooster would be hen feathered and also rose combed in addition to being bantam sized.. and maybe different colored ear lobes than Wyandotte. You'd likely have noticed that sooner.

Orpington would have white skin on bottom of feet.. while Wyandotte should have yellow skin on bottom of feet is only noted because that is the easiest location to discern true skin color apart from shank color.

Good job paying attention, finally!
(goofy finally, not rudeness)