breeding question

[VanessaAmstrong]

Hello new to chicken. Does anyone know what I would get if I crossed a blue Cochin withva Rhode island red. Accidentally happened to breed them and was wondering I'd I were to incubate the eggs what I might get.

 

[Marty1876]

Rhode Island Blues? LOL

They will be unusual looking, but should lay more than the Cochins, and less the RIRs. Ought to be healthy with Hybrid Vigor.

 

[VanessaAmstrong]

Do you think they will come out blue or red

 

[Marty1876]

neither, or maybe red if its a more dominant color gene, which it is. If red is dominant, all reds. Now, their offspring maybe reds and blues and other. I would not expect any blues, but It'll be interesting to see.

 

[VanessaAmstrong]

Lol he also nailed a white Leghorn what do you think there. Also I silver laced wyandotte. He e is quite the little man horn. We are going to experiment and incubate these for the kids to do a science project. But I was curious before to see what we might get

 

[debid]

Genetics calculator:

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

You can put in all sorts of color combinations and see what you might get.