Crossing Isa Browns to Heritage breeds

[nicalandia]

Have you crossed lavender Orpington to an Isa Brown hen? I am incubating these would you know what they will look like ? Thankyou

Not yet.

 

[RoostersAreAwesome]

Have you crossed lavender Orpington to an Isa Brown hen? I am incubating these would you know what they will look like ? Thankyou

About half of them would be white with black spots and some gold leakage, the other half would be black with gold leakage. They would all carry lavender but not show it.

 

[laura29532]

I hatched out 12 eggs that had been fertilized by my American Bresse rooster with my ISA Brown hens. This was pure accidental but seems to be a great mistake.! 11 eggs hatched out, 8 of which show very early signs of a heavy meat bird. All 8 kept the colorings of the American Bresse however a few have a few black spots or dark red spots here and there. They all are very nice looking birds. I decided to keep them instead of culling for nothing else but my freezer. Both of these birds lay early at about 4 months (16 weeks).

 

[Altairsky]

Any chicken has a limited number of eggs they can lay, some like isa browns lays all their eggs in just 2 years, breeds that only lay 100 eggs per year will lay for much longer (6-8 years).
Crossing isas with heritage breeds, trying to obtain a bird that lays 90% instead of 100% will only prolong its lifespan by 10% which honestly I don't see the usefulness of, other than having fun with genetics.

 

[laura29532]

Any chicken has a limited number of eggs they can lay, some like isa browns lays all their eggs in just 2 years, breeds that only lay 100 eggs per year will lay for much longer (6-8 years).
Crossing isas with heritage breeds, trying to obtain a bird that lays 90% instead of 100% will only prolong its lifespan by 10% which honestly I don't see the usefulness of, other than having fun with genetics.

I was looking more in the line of meat birds. I know the ISA Brown is a heavy type bird and the American Bresse is a beautiful meat bird if fed right. I don't keep hens after the age of two, I sell them or take them to the market to swap or sell. feeding all organic is just another plus for the eggs ( no matter how many they lay).