40 chickens and math.

[Coopscraft]

Wow, that's fantastic. Hope you are successful and maybe someday have a breed of chickens named after you. I won't pretend to understand how long or how hard it would be to create a new breed(s), but I wish you success.

I don’t really have any ambition of creating a standard breed. I just want to enjoy having a colorful flock. I don’t really know chicken genetics well enough to create predictable results on plumage. My plan is just to keep using roosters from hens that are good layers with minimal attention given to plumage.

 

[ButtonquailGirl14]

Welcome to BYC! Glad you could join the Flock! Let me know if you need anything!

 

[Coopscraft]

Welcome to BYC! Glad you could join the Flock! Let me know if you need anything!

Thanks

 

[drumstick diva]

Thank you for joining us at Backyard Chickens, the pulse beat of the chicken community

 

[feathermaid]

Hello there, fellow Oregonian! Have fun with your chicken math!

This article may help you determine the best roosters to keep in your breeding stock:
Selecting Good Flock Roosters​

 

[Coopscraft]

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/amprolium.1320867/#post-21535555

 

[Pork Pie]

Hello and welcome to BYC. I hope that you enjoy your time here.

This is a useful link to take a look at - “How to...” guides. You may wish to consider including your location (using the guide in the link above). You can use this link to contact members in your area - U.S. States

Best wishes

Pork Pie

 

[FowlWitch]

I don’t really have any ambition of creating a standard breed. I just want to enjoy having a colorful flock. I don’t really know chicken genetics well enough to create predictable results on plumage. My plan is just to keep using roosters from hens that are good layers with minimal attention given to plumage.

I want to do something like this in the future. Can you link me to some reading on spiral mating? How does it work?

 

[Mybackyardpeepers]

Good morning and welcome to the BYC flock!!!

 

[ChickenCanoe]

Sapphire is a color variation, not a breed. I believe the breed is probably Plymouth Rock.
I've never heard of Copper Dominant. Do you know the breed?
Novogen is a brown egg hybrid.
https://www.novogen-layer.com/products/novogen-brown/7767-commercial-layers-novogen-brown.html