What is my handsome lad a mix of?

[Eddyy]

Hello!
I’m new on here and I have been just dying to ask what people think my handsome fella is a mix of! He was sold to us as an Easter Egger from Tractor Supply, and I don’t have a clue as to what breeds he is a mix of. I am looking into breeding with him eventually and I’d love to have some sort of idea as to what he truly is! Any suggestion is helpful! (The first picture is about a month and a half ago, the second one was only a few days ago)

 

[Holdthechicken]

I think he’s a Bielefelder

 

[LaFleche]

Hi @Eddyy and welcome to BYC!

He does indeed look like a gorgeous Bielefelder

https://images.app.goo.gl/SqzcWz27vbCBzd4QA

 

[pipdzipdnreadytogo]

I nearly missed it at first glance as well, but this cockerel does have a small tuft of crest feathers, visible just behind his comb especially in the first picture, a trait that a Bielefelder would not have. He is an Easter-egger as sold, Legbar-based rather than the traditional bearded kind. I don't know what other breeds he might have in his background, however.

 

[RoostersAreAwesome]

He’s definitely not a bielefelder. Neither the body shape or the pattern are right. He’s a cream legbar mix EE.

 

[Eddyy]

I should have mentioned it as well, seeing these responses, but the other Easter eggers we got have the crests so I always figured they were cream legbar based as well. However, looking up the Bielefelder hens and roos, they looking near identical to my hens and roo. Obviously I don’t know everything he’s mixed with, but would it be safe to say he’s a Bielefelder, legbar mix?

 

[RoostersAreAwesome]

I should have mentioned it as well, seeing these responses, but the other Easter eggers we got have the crests so I always figured they were cream legbar based as well. However, looking up the Bielefelder hens and roos, they looking near identical to my hens and roo. Obviously I don’t know everything he’s mixed with, but would it be safe to say he’s a Bielefelder, legbar mix?

No, they don’t use bielefelders in hatchery Easter egger crosses. He could be a welsummer/legbar mix. Look up welbar, a lot of different breeds come in colorations like that.