>Michael, I have no clue what you mean when you say a rose comb, does that depict colour or shape?
Shape.
> If it is shape, then maybe because the comb is double and very frilly looking.
Rose comb.
> This rooster is smaller than the Barred Rock hens we have, by about 1/3.
Could be a smaller breed or a cross with a banty.
>I love this Araucana chicken. She is very friendly and she is so big.....she is my friend.....she is a tough girl and feeds readily from my hand.
I started out here in my current location with about 30 or so chickens of all kinds of breeds. Now only the Araucanas are left.
> I like that, so I am encouraging our relationship (hee, hee, imagine that, now I am friends to the chickens
I try not to make friends with my dinner, so I haven't made friends with the chickens, but I know people who do and they can be quite affectionate.
> along with the bees that love me so much, hee hee)
Bees? You're right to wink. :)
> looked up Barred Wyandotte, that is in the Banty family
Some are, and some aren't. There are both banty and full sized one. The full sized ones would be the same size as a rock.
> that would be why he is only 2/3 the size of the Barred Rock, and yes, I am pretty sure that is what he is.
Then he's more likely a cross between a full size one and some kind of smaller chicken or banty.
> He is a cool little dude, but what a strange rooster call he makes, it makes me laugh.
Sometimes those little ones are pretty tough.