What kind of chickens are these???

[DesertDawg]

Finally figured out my page.

Does anyone know what kind of chickens I have? See them on my page. The roo looks like one I saw while looking through breeds but his comb is different. And I am sure his girls are not the same breed.

 

[CarriBrown]

The girls almost look like brown laced Wyandottes (is that the correct color name, Wyandotte experts??). Don't have a clue what the roo is but he is very pretty.

 

[seedcorn]

Best guess game crosses. White legs w/pea comb could have Yokohama in them, not long enough tail for Yokohama's.

Hens look to have single comb rather than pea comb.

 

[Unbridled]

The girls look just like my golden sex link hens, and the rooster looks like and Old english game cross

 

[DesertDawg]

I thought they might be a mix. Don't want to sound stupid but what exactly does sex link and game cross mean? I have seen the sex link name of different looking chickens.

 

[DesertDawg]

I looked at the Old English Game. He looks like it except for his comb. The ones in the picture have pointed combs.

 

[elvisfreak]

not sure about the breed of chickens but i love their names. nice to find a fellow elvis fan and chicken farmer as well. ill be in the holy land of memphis next weekend.lol

 

[DesertDawg]

They came to us already named, but we kept the names.

 

[Rafter 7 Paint Horses]

I'll try to explain the terms for you.
Game cross....result of breeding a "gaming bird" (fighting breed) & another breed of chicken.
Your roo looks like a cross with a Old English Game & another breed that may have had a pea comb. His body type screams Old English, but the comb says he is a cross bred.

Sex Link... result of breeding two different breeds of chickens, so that the chicks can be sexed at hatch by color. Females will be one color & the males a slightly different color.
Not every cross-breeding of chickens will result in a sex-linked chick.
There are several varieties of sex links. Yours look like the golden sex link. A cross of A Rhode Island Red rooster & a Rhode Island White hen.

I hope I helped in explaining these to you. It gets kinda confusing sometimes with all the different breeds.

Good pictures & good looking chickens!!!

Jean

 

[DesertDawg]

Been looking at pictures of the Penedesenca. The roo looks like one from the neck down.

http://www.feathersite.com/Poultry/CGP/Penes/BRKPenes.html