Buff Orp daddy and Crested Cream Legbar mommy - What sex might I have???

[BrynDrive]

Thank you - that makes total sense now - (back to 8th grade genetics). Looks like Buff will need a new home - he is a stunning bird and I was hoping for an olive egger.

 

[Wyandottes7]

Your bird is definitely a cockerel. I hope you can find a home for him!

 

[BantamLover21]

Looks like a cockerel to me.

 

[donrae]

Just fyi this cross wouldn't have given a true Olive layer if it had been a Pullet. You'd have some shade of green, but for a good rich olive the brown parent needs to be a dark egger. Orps are lighter brown.

 

[StarMeKritten]

Just fyi this cross wouldn't have given a true Olive layer if it had been a Pullet. You'd have some shade of green, but for a good rich olive the brown parent needs to be a dark egger. Orps are lighter brown.

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The green eggs on the left of this photo were laid by my crosses between a blue egg laying hen and a buff orp rooster. They are definitely green but not really olive.

 

[Cpolanco3]

That is a BEAUTIFUL bird. And now if it REALLY is a CCL and BO, I guess I put together some CCL hens with a BO roo, I definitely would love to have some girls looking like that. Sounds like the beginning of a project.

C

 

[StarMeKritten]

That is a BEAUTIFUL bird.  And now if it REALLY is a CCL and BO,  I guess I put together some CCL hens with a BO roo, I definitely would love to have some girls looking like that.  Sounds like the beginning of a project.

C

If you want some hens that look like this, you would need to do the cross the other way around (with a CCL roo and buff orp hens) to get the barring. Otherwise you'll end up with buff females and barred roos.

 

[Cpolanco3]

If you want some hens that look like this, you would need to do the cross the other way around (with a CCL roo and buff orp hens) to get the barring. Otherwise you'll end up with buff females and barred roos.

THATS what I meant. lol

Claudia

 

[BrynDrive]

They are all pure breeds - if he can stay quiet I may keep him around for a while. Plenty of takers for the frying pan but I would hate to see this happen at 9 weeks of bonding

 

[BrynDrive]

He is now up for adoption - any takers can message me - I am in Wales, Wisconsin (53188) pick up only