StarThistle
Chirping
- Jan 28, 2018
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Hello all, I am creating this post to document a little project I have going. I have a very beautiful blue (black) laced red wyandotte roo and 2 equally beautiful silver laced orpington hens that I decided to cross. The goal is for sex link chicks that will have a rounder orpington-like body but with a rose comb and laced females with that lovely mahogany coloring.
So far I have hatched 9 babies from this cross and there are 10 more eggs incubating
Here is a pic of the parents and what the chicks look like
The babies have the down pattern of the orpington mother
At first I was disappointed that the sex of the chicks was not immediately apparent, but upon closer inspection there are key differences:
This cross is able to be feather sexed. The mother is slow feathering and the father must be faster feathering. Note the males have a much lighter feather color.
There is also a difference in the face. The females have a vibrant reddish beak and darker red face down. The males all have a lighter beak and a more blonde tone to the face down near the beak:
And one more pic of side by side comparison
Chicks in above pics are 1 week old.
Here is a pic of a 2 week old female. She has some red lacing coming in near her shoulders. I'm excited to see how she will turn out
Thats all I have for now. I will keep this post updated as they grow.
So far I have hatched 9 babies from this cross and there are 10 more eggs incubating
Here is a pic of the parents and what the chicks look like
The babies have the down pattern of the orpington mother
At first I was disappointed that the sex of the chicks was not immediately apparent, but upon closer inspection there are key differences:
This cross is able to be feather sexed. The mother is slow feathering and the father must be faster feathering. Note the males have a much lighter feather color.
There is also a difference in the face. The females have a vibrant reddish beak and darker red face down. The males all have a lighter beak and a more blonde tone to the face down near the beak:
And one more pic of side by side comparison
Chicks in above pics are 1 week old.
Here is a pic of a 2 week old female. She has some red lacing coming in near her shoulders. I'm excited to see how she will turn out
Thats all I have for now. I will keep this post updated as they grow.