cross breeding

  1. 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...
  2. 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...
  3. 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?
  4. 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...
  5. 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...
  6. 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...
  7. 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...
  8. 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...
  9. 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...
  10. 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??
  11. 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...
  12. 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...
  13. 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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