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California White... Can they reproduce?

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5/6/12 at 7:16pm
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I'm a newbie. I have a california white pullet... that turned out to be a rooster... and I'm wondering if it is capable of fathering little chickies in our flock. It is a cross between a white leghorn hen and a california grey rooster.

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post #2 of 4
5/6/12 at 7:21pm

Of course.  Chickens don't read Standards of Perfection.  They don't know they're hybrids.  They are chickens.  If they are healthy and normal, and 99% of them are, they reproduce just fine.  Of course, either a hen or an incubator will have to actually hatch the eggs.

 

 

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post #3 of 4
5/6/12 at 7:27pm

Shouldn't be a problem. I have all different breeds running together and I hatch out mixed chickens all the time. He'll start struttin and crowing soon and not long after you should have some fertile eggs. Now is the decision o hatch via hen or incubator. Not all breeds of chickens are broody though. I usually hatch with an incubator but I'll let a hen hatch a clutch on her own every season. I should warn you now that hatching can be very addicting! LOL

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5/6/12 at 9:26pm
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Originally Posted by wsonphan80 View Post
I should warn you now that hatching can be very addicting! LOL

Don't tell me that!!!! Haha! That's the last thing I need!! lol.png

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