Crossing Chickens?

[thehenandchick01234]

Ok so I have one silkie and some Easter Eggers and I was wondering if it would work out ok if I crossed the two? They r both Batams.

 

[Athena2344]

Ok so I have one silkie and some Easter Eggers and I was wondering if it would work out ok if I crossed the two? They r both Batams.

What do you want to get out of them? Silkie type with blue eggs? Or something else?

 

[thehenandchick01234]

I just want some nice looking chicken that are kind like both of them. I wouldn’t mind making the silkies egg larger, if I keep breeding I would like to have purebred crosses. I am still hoping for it to be a great mother

 

[Athena2344]

I just want some nice looking chicken that are kind like both of them. I wouldn’t mind making the silkies egg larger, if I keep breeding I would like to have purebred crosses. I am still hoping for it to be a great mother

I would just cross your favorite chickens of the two breeds you have then and go from there since you don't really have anything set in mind

 

[thehenandchick01234]

Okay thanks have you ever done crosses like this

 

[Athena2344]

I haven't crossed bantam ARs and silkie before no. I am however working on some sex linked green layers, with ameracauna roosters over barred rock hens. Sex linking has worked so far, although there is a barred chick with a huge tail whereas all of the other cockerels hardly have any tail on them, so that's questionable... Its very fun so far. My oldest group of 5 is about 3-4 months old. I'll be aiming to keep beards in my next gen, so I'll be keeping a bearded cockerel

Okay thanks have you ever done crosses like this

 

[thehenandchick01234]

THAT IS SO COOL!!!

Could u pls explain ARs sex-linking and any other breeding or stuff like that terms

 

[Athena2344]

THAT IS SO COOL!!!

Could u pls explain ARs sex-linking and any other breeding or stuff like that terms

I honestly don't know a whole lot lol all I know is a non barred rooster over a barred hen produces barred cockerels and non barred pullets. Barred hens only have one barring gene and pass it to the male offspring, whereas a barred rooster has two barring genes and passes them down to both, so all chicks from a barred roo will all be barred regardless of gender. I'm not sure how I ended up with black pullets, but the gloss on their feathers is beautiful. This cockerel is from the oldest hatch, I'm not keeping him simply because he isn't bearded. All chicks have pea combs though which I really like This is one of my pullets, she isn't bearded but I'll be keeping her, I think the bearded roo should produce all bearded chicks

 

[Athena2344]

THAT IS SO COOL!!!

Could u pls explain ARs sex-linking and any other breeding or stuff like that terms

I also have some chicks that are about 3/4 ameracauna from the same pen. They're not sex linked but I've gotten a wide variety of color from them if you'd like to see some plus their parents, I can post pics

 

[thehenandchick01234]

Omg I want to see pics those are so cut I know about punnet squares but don’t not how to set it up for the chicks if I find out I can help u