WitchHazel Posted July 20, 2014 Share Posted July 20, 2014 (edited) I've updated the title of this post, it was originally asking if anyone could identify the breed. If you have any chickeny friends in the Fifield (which is near WIndsor) area, please ask them if they know of anyone who has lost a chook. I've posted on a couple of forums (eg Practical Poultry) but I haven't described the chook or given it's gender. I don't want to facilitate someone incorrectly claiming it as theirs. Thanks --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hi I know that this isn't really the right place, but I'm hoping I can get a faitly quick answer. Can anyone tell me what breed this cockerel is please? SOmeone has posted hm as "found, free to a good home" on a local facebook page. He looks a well cared for lad, and I'm sure someone must be missing him. I was thinking if I could identify the breed, I could give the people who have him the info - and maybe get some ideas on where to look for his owners. Any ideas please? Thanks Edited July 21, 2014 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickabee Posted July 20, 2014 Share Posted July 20, 2014 Looks like a columbian blacktail, but don't take my word for it, I'm rubbish at identifying. Hopefully someone else will confirm for you. Handsome bird anyway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickabee Posted July 20, 2014 Share Posted July 20, 2014 Please tell them not to sell him for free. There are some very unscrupulous people out there who will just take him for practice fighting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daphne Posted July 20, 2014 Share Posted July 20, 2014 Well he looks rather like a New Hampshire Red but the comb isn't right. He is a jolly handsome chap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlottechicken Posted July 20, 2014 Share Posted July 20, 2014 Black tail buff Maran? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WitchHazel Posted July 20, 2014 Author Share Posted July 20, 2014 Thanks for the replies. I wish the quality of the photo was better, or that I had a better view of the comb. Of course he might be a cross, in which case there's no way of knowing what he is. I don't know the person who posted about him, so I don't feel I can butt in much unless I have something constructive to add. I have commented on the post to say that someone is probably worried about him, and that he looks like a youngster to me. I've also asked if they have tried contacting their neighbours in case someone has lost a chook. I will PM them to warn them about what might lie in store for the chook, but I can tell from the post that they just want him out of their garden. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beantree Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 The rose comb is typical of a Wyandotte and the head proportions are right, but the rest of the shape is wrong. Could be a Warren x Wyandotte? I doubt it is a pure breed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WitchHazel Posted July 21, 2014 Author Share Posted July 21, 2014 I now know roughly where it is, so I'll change the post title. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beantree Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 I think it is most likely he has been deliberately dumped WitchHazel. We've had 5 in total dumped on or near us. One was actually thrown down the driveway from a passing car. He was rehomed successfully as he was a really good Pekin, but the fox got him in the end. Two more Pekins were PTS because they were very nasty and two Welsummers we took to a nice place in Newark where they split the existing hen flock between them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WitchHazel Posted July 21, 2014 Author Share Posted July 21, 2014 Sadly, Beantree, I think you are right. It's a really sh*tty thing to do, what the heck do they think is going to happen to the poor bird? I wish people wouldn't hatch chicks unless they have a plan in place for the cockerels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gavclojak Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 Sadly, Beantree, I think you are right. It's a really sh*tty thing to do, what the heck do they think is going to happen to the poor bird? I wish people wouldn't hatch chicks unless they have a plan in place for the cockerels. I absolutely 100% agree with you....such poor form!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
