California Gray chickens

[Ouwendyker]

Im breeding my barred rock rooster with my white leghorn hens to achieve the California Gray chicken. I have a few questions about them.

What’s the chance of the hens going broody?
Will they be good foragers?
How many eggs should I expect a week from each hen?
Since they are autosexing, what are the differences in the chicks?

I have some bantam barred rock chicks and a bantam leghorn hen, will I get the same outcome, just bantam?

Thanks for the knowledge and help!

 

[redranger209]

Im breeding my barred rock rooster with my white leghorn hens to achieve the California Gray chicken. I have a few questions about them.

What’s the chance of the hens going broody?
Will they be good foragers?
How many eggs should I expect a week from each hen?
Since they are autosexing, what are the differences in the chicks?

I have some bantam barred rock chicks and a bantam leghorn hen, will I get the same outcome, just bantam?

Thanks for the knowledge and help!

The broodyness should be low, hatchery barred rocks rarely brood, and leghorns very rarely brood. I’m not sure about the autosexing, but I think it’s one gender barred the other white. An egg 6/7 days a week should be expected, but you’ll probably get more. It should be the same for bantams.

 

[BlackHackle]

Im breeding my barred rock rooster with my white leghorn hens to achieve the California Gray chicken. I have a few questions about them.

What’s the chance of the hens going broody?
Will they be good foragers?
How many eggs should I expect a week from each hen?
Since they are autosexing, what are the differences in the chicks?

I have some bantam barred rock chicks and a bantam leghorn hen, will I get the same outcome, just bantam?

Thanks for the knowledge and help!

Very low chances for broody
They'll probably be very good foragers
6/7 eggs per week
The cockerel chicks will have a large white spot on the head and the females will barely have any mark on the head