To start, circumstances has left us without a large fowl Buff Orpington male.
However, we have 2 Buff Wyandotte Bantam males.
On https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/437570/old-and-rare-breeds/930#post_10145308 a suggestion was made to mate a bantam male WFB Spanish to hens large fowl WFB Spanish ....
However, we have 2 Buff Wyandotte Bantam males.
On https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/437570/old-and-rare-breeds/930#post_10145308 a suggestion was made to mate a bantam male WFB Spanish to hens large fowl WFB Spanish ....
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Here is my thought, mate the Tom Roebuck Buff Wyandotte male to my SOP type Buff Orpington hens.
Goal: large fowl SOP type Buff Wyandottes.
In March/April I will have a new Buff Orpington cockerel. Meanwhile all of my Buff Orpington eggs will be omelets.
Rules of thread: Post only thoughts related to the project please. Side trips... aka rabbit trails.... that help with this is appreciated. Please invite your friends that can assist.
Jim
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