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https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/cream-legbar-hybrid-thread.825092/ This thread was new to me so I am putting it here. I wanted to know how the Columbine hybrid was developed and this thread shows how it and many others are created.

Breeders are going to keep selection a priority if they are good breeders. But hatcheries would not put those concerns at the top of the list. They have thousands of customers who all want their birds now. The avoidance of production bottlenecks and the logistical nightmares of getting the...

Selection is the essential part of breeding, along with culling for sure. I was also under the impression that problems are also due to just how many birds are reproduced from the foundation stock. Each successive generation increasing the incidence of defects.

Thanks Fatbluecat. I would certainly be interested in hearing about the performance numbers of your new hybrids as you discover them!

That’s exactly what I would be doing. Cover the costs of obtaining my own POL flock. I can easily get $25 CDN a bird so if they live and sell easily the costs will be covered.

Sorry to hear of the loss of your other hybrids.

In this area the ISA brown red sex link dominates the market. So the ISA brown is the hybrid I have raised. They are impressive birds. I am keeping my hens in tractors during the summer and the ISA have been champs. I have two other hybrid choices available to me . Red Sussex cross and...

Obviously I am headed all hybrid with my flock this year. I hope to find someone to buy my two cream Legbar hens. Maybe someone who can find a Cream Legbar rooster from a different clan or create a useful new hybrid. What would you breed them with if you were a breeder? I really wish I...

Hybrid Chicken Breeds By John Harrison based on work by Katie Thear Bovans Nera Hybrid Hen Black Rock to the rear, Calder Ranger to front Hisex Ranger Flock White Star Hybrid Hens Hybrid Hens These are birds of mixed parents and grandparents which have been developed for production by...

Now I have seriously considered raising an Heirloom flock on my homestead. The problem is heirloom birds do not fit my needs and goals. Roosters are not part of my plan for example. I only want a very small flock and don’t have space to breed or reproduce birds. I also have no interest in...

Over the last few years I have kept a variety of heirloom and hybrid birds in my small laying flock. I was surprised at the difference in performance and productivity between the hybrids and Buff Orpingtons. I recently bought a couple Cream Legbar hens. They lay beautiful blue eggs about 1...

The above is one example of a small farm in the UK doing as I described above. I found several other farms doing similar things. All these birds are being sold to backyard chicken keepers as POL pullets.

Coloured Hybrid Range of Chickens Our range of 10 coloured hybrids are able to purchase from March1st through to Christmas as we have regular batches available at 17-21weeks old. All are reared to an excellent standard and are fully vaccinated. They include dark brown, light brown, cream, white...

This is a pro hybrid thread. If you think hybrids are the spawn of Satan kindly move along please. Hybrids cannot help but be the best because they combine at least two superior characteristics of at least two heirloom parents. I findit very interesting to observe how hybrids are being...