Blue cochin roo with a buff cochin hen

[tothemoon]

What will I get if my blue cochin roo has bred (which I think he has) with my buff cochin hen?

 

[Krys109uk]

You would get something like these.....(they're not my birds).

http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m53/Equibling/POULTRY/e50c_1.jpg

 

[Bedste]

http://kippenjungle.nl/Overzicht.htm#kipcalculator


check out the breeding chart. Pretty cool....

I put in a blue roo and a buff hen and it said 1/2 your chicks will be blue and the other half BLACK..... hmmm

 

[Krys109uk]

I put in a blue roo and a buff hen and it said 1/2 your chicks will be blue and the other half BLACK..... hmmm

The Kip Calculator is an excellent tool but has to be generalised. The restrictors necessary to completely remove black from buff bids affect the black or blue to give results similar to those of the birds in the pic.

 

[tothemoon]

I feel stupid, but I couldnt make head nor tails of that calculator. I guess if they did breed then I will find out soon what the chicks look like!

 

[GAChknGirl]

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Me neither i wish there was one like that with real pictures lol

 

[Krys109uk]

I'd expect the chick down to be black or blue, often with yellow wingtips & underneath, perhaps a dark goldish hue on face.

 

[MrsChickendad]

Well, here's what I got from a splash roo over a buff hen: Leroy!
@ 8 wks

@ 4-5 mos.

 

[Msbear]

Krys is right. Many folks use this cross to work on "lemon blues" ...a very beautiful variety. But, I believe you would also need brown red to complete the cocktail.

 

[tothemoon]

Leroy is beautiful! I would be very happy to get one of him! Thanks a bunch for that pic! And thanks to all who posted!