Does anyone want to help me plan a fun cross???
I want to hatch some good egg layers for a friend and she already has red/buff birds and wants a different color for this year. I wouldn't mind getting her some fun egg colors if it wouldn't reduce egg production too much. Also possible is just getting her a few fun birds separately from the good egg layers.
I know almost nothing about color genetics but I've been reading this morning and have some ideas. I have BR rooster and hens, Dominique hens, New Hampshire reds, Welsummer Rooster and 1 hen, Black, Splash, and Blue Jersey Giants, Australorp (hatchery) Rooster, assorted easter eggers and JG/EE mixes, and Iowa blues (maybe birchen color??).
I think I could use the Australorp Roo on any of them and get black birds, right?? If so, would the egg colors be at least similar to the hens? If i used him I should be able to use either my splash or blue JG to get blue or splash?
It sounds like i could use the barred hens and any of the roosters to make sex links, right?
I haven't been able to track my hens egg laying yet but I'm assuming the NHR and the barred hens would be the best egg layers.
Any other great ideas or corrections to my assumptions??
Thanks!
I want to hatch some good egg layers for a friend and she already has red/buff birds and wants a different color for this year. I wouldn't mind getting her some fun egg colors if it wouldn't reduce egg production too much. Also possible is just getting her a few fun birds separately from the good egg layers.
I know almost nothing about color genetics but I've been reading this morning and have some ideas. I have BR rooster and hens, Dominique hens, New Hampshire reds, Welsummer Rooster and 1 hen, Black, Splash, and Blue Jersey Giants, Australorp (hatchery) Rooster, assorted easter eggers and JG/EE mixes, and Iowa blues (maybe birchen color??).
I think I could use the Australorp Roo on any of them and get black birds, right?? If so, would the egg colors be at least similar to the hens? If i used him I should be able to use either my splash or blue JG to get blue or splash?
It sounds like i could use the barred hens and any of the roosters to make sex links, right?
I haven't been able to track my hens egg laying yet but I'm assuming the NHR and the barred hens would be the best egg layers.
Any other great ideas or corrections to my assumptions??
Thanks!