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I don't cross birds but this tread is pretty neat! I Like seeing these complete opposite birds being crossed like a large Roo over a small hen.

Nate

I'll try to get one post this week end.

It is a White Rock rooster over Red Sexlink hens.

The parents - Mille Fleur bantam rooster x Birchen Cochin bantam hen -

Their baby girl -

There were variations in the hatchlings. All of them were black.  A couple looked like the birchen lacing was going to be red/brown, but something got in the coop and only this one baby survived. 

CJ- I love that chicken! She's cute. Is she as big or bigger than her parents?

These are delaware x bantam cochins. They are in between in size, the girl is a great layer. I hatched 7 of them, the rest were all colombian like the roo, or delaware marked like the pullet I kept. She started out with blue delaware markings, but they've darkened to black pretty much.

Partridge Cochin Roo cross Buff Orpington Hen. His name is Chucky. He is not very aggressive.

White Orpington Rooster cross Black Star Hen. His name is Chicky and he was somewhat friendly. Another Barred Rock rooster beat him up and he broke his leg. sadly, we had to kill him and the Rock. the rock was overly aggressive and chicky was on his way out any way. They did get the honor of being the families Sunday Dinner.

the mean barred Rock

She's bigger than the Mille Fleur, slightly smaller than the cochin, and not quite as poofy as the cochin.

 

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Originally Posted by JulieNKC 

CJ- I love that chicken! She's cute. Is she as big or bigger than her parents?

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Originally Posted by 202roosterlane 

I have been reading this thread too. Trying to decide what project to have for this spring.  Would love to have a mix with a polish because I love the crazy hairdos. But I don't know what would "get along" with a polsh roo.

I have 2 Easter Eggers in with my Polish and they are getting along, took them a couple of days to figure out the dominant thing. 

I really want to see this thread take off! Who else has awesome crosses!

last year I got a couple LF barred cochin pullets and they run around with a mottled houdan rooster - I think they would make beautiful babies.... might have to try to lock them up for a month (so none of the other roosters get to the girls) and hatch out some eggs...