cross breeding

  1. M

    Laying potential of hybrids?

    I have hens/pullets of several breeds (Hamps, Wyandotte, a rock, an Ameraucana, and sex links). Our rooster is a silkie. If they were to produce offspring, what is the likelihood that the hens genetic aptitude for laying will offset the lower production of the silkie? Is it something that you...
  2. Tlco

    Mixed race chicks

    Ok i lost all my chickens ladt year to Hurricane Harvey, had to move and am now starting all over. Have a nice coop and pen for the chicks (5 about 3 or 4 wks old). A neighbor gave them too me. My question is: Has anybody ever delt with mix race chicken? Her yard was full of different roosters...
  3. K

    Crossing a Boer Buck with a Nigerian/Saanen Doe

    I have two Nigerian/Saanen Does that are only slightly smaller than my Boer Does. I am curious about crossing the Dairy Does with a Boer Buck. A "milk the doe, eat the kid approach". We crossed a Boer Doe with a Nigerian/Saanen Buck last year and the kids are growing just as fast as their...
  4. dmb1994

    Lavender orpington blue laced red Wyandotte cross

    What colors would I get if I bred my blue laced red Wyandotte hens with my lavender Orpington rooster?
  5. EIEIO_farm

    Broody Silkie wants to be a mama!

    My Silkie went broody about a week ago so I left her with her eggs, she has 4 and has not laid any in the past 2 days. I candled them tonight and 2 are definitely fertile, not sure about the others but maybe it’s a bit too early for those. Anyways, our rooster is an ayam Cemani. Has anyone heard...
  6. FamousBunny22

    Breeding Rabbits as pets?

    So ever since I got my bunny after the first vet visit, where they asked if we were going to neuter her and I saw an estimate and heard the statistic that they have a highth chance of uterine cancer if they aren't neutered, I started to do alot of research. What I found was alot of different...
  7. jessicamiller82

    Belefielders and Marans

    Hello, I have Belefielder hens and a Black Copper Marans rooster. I was wondering if anyone has ever crossed these two breeds before? If so, do you have pictures? What do the eggs look like? I am curious to know if they would be worth incubating. I have a single blue Marans hen and she is the...
  8. Stampin.Hannah

    Giant Blue Cochin Roo x ... Anything else?

    I've looked quite a bit, and wasn't able to find anything that really matches our circumstances (a lot of other posts are inquiring about cochin hens with other roos)... ANY help/insight/pictures that you guys can provide would be GREATLY appreciated! We have a Giant Blue Cochin rooster, he's...
  9. EverythingButTheSink

    Breeding Ayam Cemani to various hens/roosters?

    Okay, okay, okay I know I am going against every poultry breeder's hard work but I am just curious at how dominant the black coloring of the ayam cemani genes are? If my roosters of various breeds, breed with a cemani hen, what are the chances of the chicks keeping their black color? Or if a...
  10. ZurcherFarms

    Cream Egg x Reddish Brown Egg Layer

    Has anyone on here done a cross between a cream egg laying breed and a dark laying breed with red tones? (For example: Marans, Penedesenca, Welsummer, Croad Langshan, etc) I know there are many variations in the colors of the dark layers, so I'm specifically asking regarding the red toned eggs...
  11. SeaAggieShelby15

    Has anyone cross breed a Lavender Orpington and an Easter Egger??

    Just wondering what the chicks would look like with a cross of a Lavender Orpington and an Easter Egger??
  12. SeaAggieShelby15

    Lavender Orpington and cross breeding??

    I have a beautiful Lavender Orpington rooster named Mr. Grey. I would like to cross him with some of my hens I currently have? I understand about the recessive gene in the Lavender color and how black will end up showing through on a First Gen chick. I am curious which breed if hen, if any would...
  13. mpmb1227

    Breeding a Silver Cuckoo Marans rooster with a Barnevelder hen?

    Hello everyone! I am in the process of rebuilding my flock after suffering several losses earlier this year. I recently acquired a Cuckoo Marans cockerel who should be sexually mature in the next few weeks. I also have a barnevelder hen who hatched a clutch last year and has already attempted...
  14. NevadaRain

    What would I get crossing a laced and a barred?

    I have a Black Australorp that is really broody, so I decided to let her hatch some chicks. Here is my question- I put some eggs under her that are Golden Laced Wyandotte (rooster & hen), but some of them are from a crossing of the GLW rooster with a Cream Legbar hen. Any idea what I can...
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