Purebred Welsummer rooster?

[armyman88]

Photo is from an advert for purebred Welsummer eggs, colouring and leg colour look a bit off and the rooster looks a bit 'beefier' than a standard Welsummer am I right?

 

[Buckeye Amy]

Legs are the wrong color, they should be bright yellow. His colors are splotchy with leakage too.

Here's my 11 month old cockerel, for comparison. Ignore his comb, winter here is rough on single comb birds.

 

[Buckeye Amy]

I wanted to add that the photo is a big light, so it's possible he has yellow legs, it's just hard to tell. Here's another shot of my cockerel, taken last week. He's a slim guy, but he's still growing and changing.

 

[armyman88]

Legs are the wrong color, they should be bright yellow. His colors are splotchy with leakage too.

Here's my 11 month old cockerel, for comparison. Ignore his comb, winter here is rough on single comb birds.

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So not a purebred but a mutt?

 

[Buckeye Amy]

Hard to say. I’d like to see more (and better) photos. At the very least he’s not high quality, but if that doesn’t matter to your plans, then go for it. It all comes down to what your goal is.

 

[armyman88]

Hard to say. I’d like to see more (and better) photos. At the very least he’s not high quality, but if that doesn’t matter to your plans, then go for it. It all comes down to what your goal is.

Just a pet, I just find it kind of scam when some breeders sell chickens/fertile eggs at premium prices and label them as 'purebred'.

 

[Buckeye Amy]

Yeah, I get it. I get my birds from reputable sources and then breed my own stock as much as possible. Most chicken owners don’t even know what they’ve got. We sometimes go through FB marketplace just to see what people are advertising for sale. It’s crazy!