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Guest:
A few months ago, a roo showed up at our house. We never found who he escaped from, so weve kept him. WHen he came to us, he was in the middle of growing back alot of feathers. I dont know if he was moulting or was relieved of them by some animal while making his way to us. EIther way, his new feathers have grown in beautifully and it got me wondering what breed he is.

Anyway, Ive asked everyone I can think of and so far the only ideas Ive gotten where Ameraucauna, Easter Egger and Cubalaya. I have some photos of him here - http://community.webshots.com/album/529810847TQsBmS Hes the same size as my RIR roos and has bright yellow legs, no muff/beard or ear tufts. He has a pea comb and very small wattles. He also has white on his earlopes, not the feathers, but the skin.

I have an Ameraucauna hen who doesnt look anything like him. That coupled with what I know about the breed makes me thinkt hat hes not that. But what ever he is, I love him and think hes awfully pretty.

Anyone have any ideas?

Jes

bantamhill:
I will suggest he may be a game chicken or of oriental blood . . . there is a resembalance to a Malay.

Guest:
It looks like an Oriental cross to me too. I doubt it is pure, but depending on where you live it may have been used in a legal or illegal cockfight. Small pits often use mutt birds. If so, that bird is lucky to be alive. He is very heavy in build though and his head looks very much like a Brahma\'s so I doubt he was in a fighting ring.

bantamhill:
We had a very similar cock show up at our house a few years ago. He eventually calmed down and became quite the ornament. I eventually sold him with some laying hens . . . I alway\'s assumed he escaped from an illegal fight.

Michael

John:
He is a chicken.  I wouldn\'t call him an Easter Egger, unless I had reason to believe he carries a blue egg gene.  

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