Back crossing a black star?

[Chicken boy 1156]

Hey there! Just wondering what would happen if I back crossed a black star with a Rhode Island Red. What would it look like and would it lay a good amount of eggs?

 

[Chicken boy 1156]

I just bought some baby Rhode Island reds by the way

 

[TwoCrows]

Hello and welcome to BYC!

I am not sure! You might start a thread in our General Breed Discussion forum for more help... https://www.backyardchickens.com/forums/general-breed-discussions-faq.14/

Make yourself at home here and welcome to our community!

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Egg amount would probably be decent depending on how the RIR lays. They'd be black or red, probably both

 

[Tookie]

Welcome to BYC!

Not sure what they'd look like, but by crossing high production breeds I assume they'd lay lots of eggs.

 

[Chicken boy 1156]

Yea. I was also wondering if they would be a large bird or not bc are coops getting pretty full

 

[DobieLover]

Hello and welcome to BYC! Glad you joined.
Post in the genetics forum. Someone there can help you.

 

[Jenbirdee]

Hi there! Welcome to BYC sounds like an interesting and fun experiment that You are about to embark on best wishes for an excellent outcome.!!

 

[sourland]

Hello, and welcome to BYC. Color - red and or black, egg production - good, size - comparable to the parent stock.

 

[chrissynemetz]

Welcome to BYC! It's nice to meet you!