I finally have some Buckeyes not that I was trying all that hard I admit to being a Delaware fan. Since my DH is from Ohio he's thought about getting some and on this months swap I hatched some so we now have 4 and maybe I'll have a pullet or 2 but I sure can't tell yet all I know is that they...
Thanks for the offer poltroon I just might take you up on it my hubby is from Ohio and always wanted me to get some I just gave up on hatching any the mail service wasn't kind to my eggs...
Thanks for the offer you are way faraway from me the closest I've been to you lately was Reno and I have no plan to go that way soon...they should make good fryers or roasters
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Does a Buckeye and a Delaware cross = sex linked chicks?
Sure enough as long as you use Del hens with a red roo like RIR or Buckeyes or New Hampshires if you use it the other way around they'll look like Dels..
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I also am thinking that a Buck/Del would make a great cross for a meat bird and maybe even a egg layer. Don't know but may try it.
I would try it if I didn't already have too many breeds but I will be crossing my New Hampshires and Dels as a sex link if I knew someone close with a...