California Grey breed to California White Roo what kind of chicks to expect?

[Cleburneslim]

Hello, I am new to this forum, but I am excited to talk to everyone and learn more about my chickens. I have several different breeds and I would like to learn as much as possible about all of them. I think I would like to start with my White California Roos and my California Grey Hen. At the moment, I have 4 CW roos, one CW hen and one California Gray hen. I would like to know what the chicks would be if I breed one of my CW roo with my CG hen? Also, will all the chicks be CW if I breed one of the CW roos with the CW hen?

 

[centrarchid]

California Whites (CW) are a first generation (F1) hybrid between White Leghorn (strain I do not know) and California Grey (CG). Typically the CW females are mostly white with random isolated patches of color. I assume the males are the same. Breeding CW males to a CG female, a backcross, is likely to give you some combination of barred chickens with those that may approach CW in terms of white coverage. In terms of build the backcross birds will be a little heavier like the CG side.

 

[Cleburneslim]

California Whites (CW) are a first generation (F1) hybrid between White Leghorn (strain I do not know) and California Grey (CG). Typically the CW females are mostly white with random isolated patches of color. I assume the males are the same. Breeding CW males to a CG female, a backcross, is likely to give you some combination of barred chickens with those that may approach CW in terms of white coverage. In terms of build the backcross birds will be a little heavier like the CG side.

Thank you so much! You are correct about the CW males being colored the same as the females. They are white with a few random spots of grey or black. Almost like a grease smudge from a finger in 3 or 4 places. I was thinking I might get more color or at least more spots. I was kinda hoping for more spots, anything else and it might as well be a CG.

 

[The Moonshiner]

Guessing CW rooster to CG hen will give you mostly white like the CW pullets, barred pullets and black pullets.
Mostly white like CW cockerels and barred cockerels.
CW over CW should be the same options.
Its really going to depend exactly what the white leghorns used to make the CW were carrying under their white. Some WL lines have different genes hidden in them.

 

[Cleburneslim]

Guessing CW rooster to CG hen will give you mostly white like the CW pullets, barred pullets and black pullets.
Mostly white like CW cockerels and barred cockerels.
CW over CW should be the same options.
Its really going to depend exactly what the white leghorns used to make the CW were carrying under their white. Some WL lines have different genes hidden in them.

Thank you so much! That is a lot of great info. I am new to breeding and want to learn more. You have been helpful.

 

[centrarchid]

Watch the CG males, for me they have been man-fighters. Not causing harm, but intent clearly there.

 

[Cleburneslim]

Watch the CG males, for me they have been man-fighters. Not causing harm, but intent clearly there.

Thank you for the heads up. I will be on the look out for that behavior in mine.