I am getting ready to incubate some White American Bresse eggs. unfortunately the weather is not cooperating and has been to cold to move some of my other hens to their summer housing. I am worried about the breeds accidentally crossing. It's no big deal if I end up with a few "barnyard mixes"; but since I sell chicks I want to make sure I can recognize any crosses right away so they aren't accidentally sold as purebreds...
The two breeds that I can't differentiate from the Bresse by egg color are Buff Orpingtons and Splash White Andalusians.
So does anyone know what color I will get if a buff crosses with a white chicken?
And with the splash Andalusians: they will always pass on one copy of the blue gene, but would the blue show over the white, or could it get masked by the white gene giving me a white looking chick?
The only roosters in this pen are white Bresse.
The two breeds that I can't differentiate from the Bresse by egg color are Buff Orpingtons and Splash White Andalusians.
So does anyone know what color I will get if a buff crosses with a white chicken?
And with the splash Andalusians: they will always pass on one copy of the blue gene, but would the blue show over the white, or could it get masked by the white gene giving me a white looking chick?
The only roosters in this pen are white Bresse.