Would you say the University used a commercial Leghorn like Novogen Whites x Araucanas or Ameraucanas?They were developed in a graduate research project to be commercial blue egg laying hens. High production and good feed efficiency a very important in commercial birds. I think it was just too hard to get people to eat blue eggs
I'm downsizing my flock and just don't have the room for the kind of work it would take to get these birds back up on their feet again.
Seen a couple Hatcheries listing Novogen White chicks.
I just seen some AB stock in California, the males have a Rose Comb not Pea type of Comb.
Which is confusing since seeing so many AB with peacombs.
I never read the University using RCWL as the cross used.
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