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Could also be a Faverolle, does it have 4 or 5 toes on each foot Andy? Longtail tails drag on the ground but a lot of Favarolle types have feathered feet.
Photo is of a Favarolle.
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If the metatarsal spur (the uppermost toe like structure) has a 'toenail' like the other 4 toes, then it's not a spur but a fifth toe.
If it's just covered in skin, it's a spur and coffee chook is not a Favorelle ( which will have 5 toes, each with a toenail ).
Academic I know, but the cricket's a bit so so. And I used to keep Welsummers, Brown Leghorns, New Hampshires and Black Australorps , so I'm interested.
After another look at the original post picture I think it's not a chook rooster but a bantam rooster, a full grown rooster can be very big, whereas this guy is a lightweight, a peaberry.
My money is now on a breed called a 'Dutch Bantam' , popular for poultry shows, a true bantam and not a mini chook.
The pic is from gumtree. wikipedia only has a hen.
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I don't think you've got a metro sexual chook here Andy, you won't have to supply razors, or tweezers and as for sushi...........
don't forget to leave out the wasabi, or you might have a hostile in the woodpile!
I originally called it a bantum but that was just because it was colourful, I thought he was too big for a bantum.
He's in the wood pile now (bed time) so I'll try and have a closer look at the spur tomorrow.
The picture you posted looks very much like him, except the legs... totally different. Is that just age?
I think your chook might use moisturiser.............
The rough skin on the legs is a probable/possible sign of 'scaly leg mites' which burrow under the scales causing roughness, swelling and a flaky appearance.
It's a common parasite of chooks and they can get it just about anywhere poultry have been kept or run together, bad infestations are common with insufficient hygiene in too small a run, with old litter. Poor fella. Easy enough to treat apparently, you dunk their legs in a milk carton of cooking oil a few times over a few days. I never had trouble with it. (my chooks, that is!). Thanks to my sister for that bit of info.
A bit more about the toe count.....
No bird, of any species, has more than four toes except chickens called Faverolle, Dorking, Sultan, Houden and the non bearded Silky Bantam
(my mum had those).
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I originally called it a bantum but that was just because it was colourful, I thought he was too big for a bantum.
Although I said my money is on Dutch Bantam, the more I look, the more I realise that I'm still not convinced. Maybe I'll get my sister to check out the photo.
Rooster sleuths are on the job. How much do you reckon he weighs?
Hi Andy, I'm pretty sure that I've been able to narrow it down to a Game Bird rooster, probably Old English, possibly American, possibly Australian Pit. It's also possible that it has some Fowl breed ( the eggs and meat types) in there as well. If it doesn't weigh more than 2.5 kgs and shows some aggression, it's probably pretty pure. When used for showing or illegal fighting they are dubbed, or have their comb and wattle cut off when young.
Nice to see yours is intact.
For girlfriends, you can put him with pretty much any Fowl variety for more regular egg production and broodiness ( well, for any egg production really). The colours and marking of any offspring will depend on genetics and what's in the mix.The general type of markings that he has are called 'duckwing' and come in grey, silver, red and golden, being the colour of his hackle and saddle feathers. Duckwing markings are common to many chook varieties.
If he does turn out to have 5 toenails, then there's only a couple of varieties he could be but the way he stands, with his back at 45* and the fact he's not overly big and heavy shouldered, suggests otherwise.
Any one else with better or correct info, please post.
I'm no expert and could be way off the mark and I didn't see him when I was at the snobbery last, even though I went looking ( he was probably in the woodpile ;-) ).
I just love chooks and wish I could keep some but the neighbours have a bunch and if I did have some they would have gone way past 2nd crack in the bushfires.
The build of the bird, the tail and the yellow legs looks similar to how my Welsummer rooster looked, but in a duckwing colouration.
Duckwing welsummers exist, but are apparently rare.
I wouldn't recommend a single hen to go with the rooster, he will hassle her too much.
Hi taco. You might well be right. I only had welsummer hens but the breeder in Bendigo had a few roosters and although not heavy
they were pretty big in stature with a broad, fairly flat back.
I thought chook chook was maybe a little small for a Welsummer, but like I said ......... I'm no expert and happy to be corrected.
Monogamy is no good for hens.
I'm learning a lot more about chooks then I ever thought I needed to know.
The colours and marking of any offspring will depend on genetics and what's in the mix.
So the chickens can throw to mum or dad or do they hybrid?
If it doesn't weigh more than 2.5 kgs and shows some aggression, it's probably pretty pure
Hmmm... I caught him once (that was funny in itself), he certainly didnt like it much and is still a little timid from the experiance. He now likes to keep a 6 foot gap so I don't really want to upset him again.
I would guess a couple of kilograms but no aggression.
I wouldn't recommend a single hen to go with the rooster, he will hassle her too much.
More than one she-chook-chook?
Sheeze, how many more do I need?
About half a dozen hens ought to do it!
Chook genetics are pretty complex and various dominant and recessive genes will show up in subsequent generations. They might throw to mum, dad, grandpa, gan gan or anyone else lurking in the family woodpile! You might make a CS hybrid but it would be a fertile hybrid.
Feather barring, crests, feather colours and patterns, size and shape of the chooks, shaved legs (as you put it!) or hobbit style are all up for grabs when you mix breeds. Skin/feet colour is a doozy and not necessarily breed specific.
If he is a OE Game rooster, my sister said he won't necessarily be aggressive, if he's on his own, just don't put him with another rooster!
The weight is right for an OEG.
Have you seen if he can fly? If he gets a fright he might take off, he'd come back ok if he didn't run into trouble (or find a flock of lonely she chook chooks). Clipping his wing flight feathers would stop that but would hinder escape from foxy loxy.
Ive seen a full grown fox climb a 6' wire fence like it was a walk in the park. Fortunately, like I said, I saw it, so rescued my chooks from a daylight raid.
If you do decide to get some girlfriends for Chook Chook, i would suggest a house where they can be safe at night, and where they can roost (as opposed to roast) at night, and some boxes for nesting and egg laying. Chooks are wonderful to keep and reward you with eggs, manure and friendship
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