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Here are the problems I see with breed outcrosses you will fight type for many generations, The birds you posted are not bad in color just lacking good OE type.
If you outcross to wheaton staying within the breed the first result would be 100% cockrell culls, and pullets demonstrating plack tailed buff characteristics and you will need to breed the black back out of the primary feathers of both wing and tail. The Dominant white in teh Red pyle will dominate the buff body and increase the dark coloration of hackle, saddle, wing bow, wing bay, of male (A highly undesired trait) teh Females will be darker in hackle and breast once again an undesired trait.
Seramas are like a box a of choccolates there is no genetic base to determine what you have as they all mixed up and an absolute color mess and will also create a type nightmare for you.
I have several recessive silver whites that I plan on selling soon. you can make the initial cross Buff x White=F1, set two pens from there pen 1 Buff x F1=BC1 and F1xF1=F2. Select from your F2 birds for type and some color. Select from your BC1 for color and some type, set a BC1 cockrell over F2 pullets, this will give you more color and improved type. You may also want to set a F2xF2=F3 and select for a greater appearance of color and type select from the two matings of BC1xF2 and F2xF2 for type and color and begin to bring it all together. Any type improvement project even when not leaving the variety will require 3 generations to see results, and color 3-5 generations for results, what you have is a decent start on buff color that needs some work but type is where your biggest problems are. Remember that with color they are Buff and without OE type they are just buff bantams but with OE type they are Buff OE. The Buff color is one of the toughest to get correct and will always have some color culls. If you would be interested in some whites let me know I will make you a good deal and provide you some very nice typed breeder birds to work from. That would allow you start your project this fall and have the second generation to work with come spring.
Here are the problems I see with breed outcrosses you will fight type for many generations, The birds you posted are not bad in color just lacking good OE type.
If you outcross to wheaton staying within the breed the first result would be 100% cockrell culls, and pullets demonstrating plack tailed buff characteristics and you will need to breed the black back out of the primary feathers of both wing and tail. The Dominant white in teh Red pyle will dominate the buff body and increase the dark coloration of hackle, saddle, wing bow, wing bay, of male (A highly undesired trait) teh Females will be darker in hackle and breast once again an undesired trait.
Seramas are like a box a of choccolates there is no genetic base to determine what you have as they all mixed up and an absolute color mess and will also create a type nightmare for you.
I have several recessive silver whites that I plan on selling soon. you can make the initial cross Buff x White=F1, set two pens from there pen 1 Buff x F1=BC1 and F1xF1=F2. Select from your F2 birds for type and some color. Select from your BC1 for color and some type, set a BC1 cockrell over F2 pullets, this will give you more color and improved type. You may also want to set a F2xF2=F3 and select for a greater appearance of color and type select from the two matings of BC1xF2 and F2xF2 for type and color and begin to bring it all together. Any type improvement project even when not leaving the variety will require 3 generations to see results, and color 3-5 generations for results, what you have is a decent start on buff color that needs some work but type is where your biggest problems are. Remember that with color they are Buff and without OE type they are just buff bantams but with OE type they are Buff OE. The Buff color is one of the toughest to get correct and will always have some color culls. If you would be interested in some whites let me know I will make you a good deal and provide you some very nice typed breeder birds to work from. That would allow you start your project this fall and have the second generation to work with come spring.
