Breeding Coronation Sussex

[J.Dogg]

Hello,

I just bought a beautiful Coronation Sussex pullet. I would like to know the quickest way to breed pure without a Coronation Rooster? I have a Lavender Orpington and I am getting a Light Sussex Rooster. Would it be possible to breed one of these roosters to her and then breed one of her sons back to her?


Thanks and God Bless,


J.Dogg

 

[lucky123]

I would think the only possible way to breed pure would be back to a coronation rooster. I guess its possible if you have a light sussex with the coronation gene to produce some coronation.

 

[Saltysteele]

if you bred the light sussex rooster to her, the first generation would be split sussex (this is what my breeding chickens are - split - out of 11 eggs, i got 3 coro's, or 25% roughly), and they would all look like light sussex. when you breed a pair of light sussex together, you get 25% coro's (which are full coro), 50% split and 25% light.

so, you'd have to wait until the 2nd generation to get another coro

 

[Lollychicken]

Use the light Sussex rooster. If you use the Orpington it would be crossbred. The light Sussex is just another Sussex colour so you would get either a light or a corrination