Barred Welsummer cross?

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Wonder if he's a cuckoo/copper maran mix?

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If that were the cross, the white legs/skin color would be dominant and the legs would be white instead of yellow.

BUT, it's perfectly plausible that the Welsummer could be the mother!
 
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I really appreciate everyone's comments! This has been so interesting!!! I have a funky little pullet that I'll try to photograph tomorrow. She has spotted feathers like a sussex.

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I would think that since he came with RIRs that he would be a RIR mix, I guess the cuckoo maran could be a possible parent, but even if he was from a Barred Rock roo, the barring would'nt be as "sharp" as pure BRs
 
There's no telling. The folks I bought them from also brought white cornish rocks. I think the three I bought were the "special chicks" with the order. Those rocks were the biggest chickens I've ever seen. Their breasts were as wide as a turkey!
 
Another thing I noticed today is that his comb and waddle are much larger than the RIR rooster.

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Sorry the quality is so bad. Shot it with my blackberry while I was out feeding.
 
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I'm pretty sure white cornish rocks are dominant white, so he would'nt be crossed from them, plus he's not big and bulky enough to be a cornish cross.

I'm confused about those 3 "special chicks", Are you saying this roo was one of those chicks and ordered from a hatchery?
 
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The couple bought the chicks and raised them. They had a large cage loaded with the rocks (snow white) and a small cage with the three I purchased.

The wife said she'd raised them, but almost kept this roo. Wanted to sell all the LF and get bantams.

I just assumed that she purchased the rocks from some hatchery and the hatchery threw in the other three chickens as a "special gift."

The folks really didn't know anything about chickens. It was sad, actually. They sold the rock hens for $5 each and gave the rooster away. I bought the RIR hen and rooster and this guy for $10. I offered to pay $10 for the RIR hen and rooster, but the husband asked that I take both roosters so they could leave.
 

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