Red star?

[mlscha]

I got this chicken as part of a female "brown egg layer assortment." It doesn't look like any of the listed breeds, though. Any help? People keep calling it a rooster. Thanks!

 

[SOHC-FTW]

Reminds me of a red sex link roo also called a red star.

 

[MonicainAZ]

I agree, that looks like a red sex link rooster.

 

[drumstick diva]

agree

 

[mlscha]

Thanks. This was a funny mistake for My Pet Chicken to make-- sending a rooster instead of a hen when it's a sex link bird! Aren't they fairly easy to tell apart when born?

 

[SOHC-FTW]

Pretty easy to tell apart the sex'er must have had a hangover.

 

[DuckGirl77]

Welcome to BYC! Wow, I've never seen a chicken quite like that one!

I'm not sure of his breed; I thought RSL roosters were only white and hens were red and white, but I could be wrong. Maybe it's an RSL mixed with something else; that might also account for the fact you got a rooster out of a group of so-called pullets.

 

[Cel45]

Cockerel, the red on the wings and the comb give away?

 

[donrae]

Red sex link cockerel. They start out white, with the red leakage increasing as they age.

It was a mistake on MPC's part, they're pretty easy to sex at that age. That's the entire point of sex links. I'd contact them, they may not be able to do much except give you credit this time of year.

 

[BantamFan4Life]

Red Sex-link cockerel