@NatJ if I really wanted to learn more about chicken and breeding genetics, do you have any good book recommendations? I am certainly not wanting a college level education, but where I could put a hen and a cock in a pen and have somewhat of an idea of what would come out.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...ue-barred-rock-rooster.1567879/#post-26640128
^Posted by me a few months ago, when someone else asked the same thing.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/breeding-for-size-and-color.1576401/#post-26785669
^Also posted by me, includes some basic genetic information along with more details on using the commonly-recommended chicken genetics calculator. (Applies to someone's specific project, but much of it may be useful to you as well.)