Hi guys...
Ok, I know you get a california white leghorn by crossing a CA grey leghorn with a white leghorn. My ? is that I am ordering california white leghorns from a hatchery and I want a rooster so the line will continue. I already have a wonderful rooster who is quiet, gentle= really very, very ideal- other than I don't know what he is other than part olive egger- or at least that was the color of the shell he hatched from.
But....
With the economy and cost of feed and all- I need/want the most efficient layer there is, but suited to not flying the coop or being too panicky every time they see a human- like a pure white leghorn is supposed to be.
So it seems like the california white is ideal- but how does crossing a CA white with a CA white work out? Too much inbreeding? The whole cross/hybrid thing is a big question mark in my mind. Is it sustainable? Or if I am going to deal with crosses should I just get a grey leghorn roo, or white leghorn roo, or a different breed altogether- I do like speckled sussex?
I emailed my question to the people at the hatchery a week ago and still no reply.
As a side note, my current roo's papa was also a sweetheart... Should I just breed my roo to the CA white leghorns that come and just work on the lineage to bring up the egg count- or does that ruin the whole great egg laying trait that I want?
Cheers
Ok, I know you get a california white leghorn by crossing a CA grey leghorn with a white leghorn. My ? is that I am ordering california white leghorns from a hatchery and I want a rooster so the line will continue. I already have a wonderful rooster who is quiet, gentle= really very, very ideal- other than I don't know what he is other than part olive egger- or at least that was the color of the shell he hatched from.
But....
With the economy and cost of feed and all- I need/want the most efficient layer there is, but suited to not flying the coop or being too panicky every time they see a human- like a pure white leghorn is supposed to be.
So it seems like the california white is ideal- but how does crossing a CA white with a CA white work out? Too much inbreeding? The whole cross/hybrid thing is a big question mark in my mind. Is it sustainable? Or if I am going to deal with crosses should I just get a grey leghorn roo, or white leghorn roo, or a different breed altogether- I do like speckled sussex?
I emailed my question to the people at the hatchery a week ago and still no reply.
As a side note, my current roo's papa was also a sweetheart... Should I just breed my roo to the CA white leghorns that come and just work on the lineage to bring up the egg count- or does that ruin the whole great egg laying trait that I want?
Cheers
