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1/9/12 at 4:32pm

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Has anyone out there ever crossed a Black Australorp and a splash Jersey Giant rooster?? Or any other crossed with Jersey Giant roo. We have a beautiful roo and want to find just the right girl for him!! tongue2

I have a great husbans, a mini farm that we love! 1 Golden Retriever, 10 assorted cats, 2 Boer goats,2unknow breed goats 5 Jersey Giant, 6 Cochins, 1 Columbian Wyandotte roo, 1 RIR roo, 2 RIR hens, 3 black Sex Links, 2 Buff Orphingtons, 5 Barred Rock hens, 1 Barred Rock roo!!

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I have a couple of big, fluffy self-blue Orpington gals my JG roo kinda likes.

Unfortunately, other Roos like 'em too, so I couldn't say their eggs might hatch out JG/Orp or not. I don't hatch chicks from my very, varied flock.

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