Black Mottled Ancona-Red Leghorn Cross

[Miami Leghorn]

Italiener was the Leghorn's original name before they left Italy.
I think some in Europe still call Italian bred Leghorns that.

Yes, they do...

 

[RoostersAreAwesome]

Well looks like this project has taken a slight setback. The 4 Red Leghorns I ordered from Murray McMurray are down to 2...One faded and died on the third day after arrival and one looks like it's going to be a rumpless hen...That's two rumpless I get from Murray. One Brown leghorn,from last year and one Red.

Of the three reds that I have left one is light red whilst the other two are deep red so far. The rumpless is the light red.

You could start a rumpless leghorn project.

 

[Miami Leghorn]

You could start a rumpless leghorn project.

 

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Why you don't try using brown leghorns instead. To me Red Anconas look Gold Birchen (Er). The Columbian gene in Red Leghorns may add extra brown to the body.

 

[Miami Leghorn]

Why you don't try using brown leghorns instead. To me Red Anconas look Gold Birchen (Er). The Columbian gene in Red Leghorns may add extra brown to the body.

I would need more Browns because they are going to be used for my Gold Duckwing project.
I defer to @The Moonshiner for any input on that avenue you proposed.

 

[The Moonshiner]

Brown Xs Red..... Where would the mottling come from?

 

[Miami Leghorn]

Brown Xs Red..... Where would the mottling come from?

I think she meant Brown x Ancona

 

[Painted Calls]

I think she meant Brown x Ancona

He's had a long day. We'll let that one slide.

 

[ColtHandorf]

Nice. Thanks for the links. Nice looking birds.Colors are amazing and interesting.

No problem. I think it was really bothering me that Anconas are black with white mottling. So I expected a Red Ancona to be red with white mottling. That Mille Fleur pattern irked me. Haha So I had to do a Google.

I actually find those bantam birds really striking. Even if one of my fat-bottomed girls could smoosh them like a pancake. lol I just find the white on the clean red without the brown (or black) much more pleasing. Aesthetically speaking.

You could start a rumpless leghorn project.

 

[Miami Leghorn]

These are the females I'll be using to start this project.