Yea , I have found that the upright carriage carries through fairly well . My base flock is 1/2 saipan 3/8 dark cornish and an 1/8 California grey(barred leghorn) the black has carried through fairly strong but the red from the saipans keeps getting wiped out , maybe due to silver in leghorns?
Thanks , I am located in East Tn , got these girls from Ideal. Ordered 20 Pullets ,kept six even though maybe 3 are really nice with one bigger than the rest. I will be ordering 50 straight run next year to select a cock bird from and maybe another hen or two. I think hatcheries use pullet eggs...