What would make this chick?

[Molly1090]

The egg came from either a speckled Sussex or lavender Orpington Roo is either silver spangled Hamburg, cream legbar, or partridge penedesenca. Chick is all black with black legs. Thoughts on what breeds it is?

 

[LadiesAndJane]

I'm guessing the silver spangled hamburg roo and the lavender hen, as lavender will produce black with anything other than another lavender. My slightly educated guess only! I am no expert.

 

[Quaicken108]

I’d have to agree but those options are very difficult for a black chick!

 

[Molly1090]

Thanks! I’m going to go with orp as hen. I would think the hamburg or pene would be the roo....wouldn’t the legbar cause barring? I’m new to this so please forgive my ignorance

 

[LadiesAndJane]

Thanks! I’m going to go with orp as hen. I would think the hamburg or pene would be the roo....wouldn’t the legbar cause barring? I’m new to this so please forgive my ignorance

Chicken genetics are complicated! There is a tool that many on the forum use that helps predict chick color based on the parents coloring. I still could not wrap my head around it!

 

[The Moonshiner]

The Orpington is the hen.
If it has a single comb the Penedesenca is the rooster. If it has a rose type comb then the Hamburg is the rooster.

 

[Molly1090]

What would make the cream legbar the rooster?

 

[The Moonshiner]

What would make the cream legbar the rooster?

Barring on chick