What breeds might this Roo be?

[shelbyrae]

Hi, can anyone tell me what breed he might be (likely mixed) he's on the smaller side.

Thank you chicken friends!

 

[shelbyrae]

This was his dad

 

[BastyPutt]

Oh wow. Handsome fella

Dad looks like some kind of a heritage breed a silver laced Wyandotte, or dark Brahma but is missing characteristic of each - (comb, feathered legs) but has no colored leakage. I wouldn't be able to tell the mix in the new one, could be a bunch of different things.

Any pics when he was younger?

 

[Chipmunk Chicks]

Hi, can anyone tell me what breed he might be (likely mixed) he's on the smaller side.

Thank you chicken friends!

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Gorgeous bird! No advice, just curious to hear what others say.

 

[BastyPutt]

Gorgeous bird!

Isn't that the truth!

I keep clicking back on this thread. I'm completely stumped - the offspring has white ears as well

Best guess is dad was a mix with some really dominant traits from one side.

@NatJ any genetic insight here? I won't be able to sleep tonight with this unsolved mystery.

 

[shelbyrae]

Oh wow. Handsome fella

Dad looks like some kind of a heritage breed a silver laced Wyandotte, or dark Brahma but is missing characteristic of each - (comb, feathered legs) but has no colored leakage. I wouldn't be able to tell the mix in the new one, could be a bunch of different things.

Any pics when he was younger?

Hi! I don't have any pics of them younger as I adopted them from a guy who could no longer care for them. He referred to them as silver necks but I think that was "his name" for them haha

 

[shelbyrae]

Isn't that the truth!

I keep clicking back on this thread. I'm completely stumped - the offspring has white ears as well

Best guess is dad was a mix with some really dominant traits from one side.

@NatJ any genetic insight here? I won't be able to sleep tonight with this unsolved mystery.

I think you may be onto something with the "Dark Brahma" as I have a hen from that same flock that looks like the ones online and even has the feathered feet but she is tiny so maybe they were both crossed with something at some point that cut their size.

 

[shelbyrae]

I think you may be onto something with the "Dark Brahma" as I have a hen from that same flock that looks like the ones online and even has the feathered feet but she is tiny so maybe they were both crossed with something at some point that cut their size.

 

[shelbyrae]

See the hen beside him, sorry not the best photo, had to zoom/crop

 

[BastyPutt]

Oh yeah. Case (partially) closed. She certainly looks like an DB, but has some interesting plumage. Those are some really feathered feet for a mix, you don't see that often.

Any more pics of dad?

We have a flock here of nearly all mixed birds. I LOVE seeing how they mature.

If NatJ is able to come in here, he is very good at ID'ing traits and how they carry over. I always look forward to opportunities to tag him because what he usually has to say is fascinating. Let's see if he can make it.