Dark legs into Yellow?

[tadkerson]

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Leg color is complicated and is not a simple subject.

Fancy Fowl,

What specific breeds do you want to cross and which breed is the male and which is the female?

Tim

 

[fancyfowl4ever]

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I already posted that earlier, but I guess it wont hurt to post the breeds again.

Black Leghorn roo over either minorka or andalusian hen

 

[tadkerson]

Crossing a male leghorn with a minorca or andalusian. The breeding regimen works if the leghorn is a male.


All of the offspring from the first cross will be black with white skin and black shanks and feet.

I am assuming the young from the first cross have the appropriate size you want. Pick a male with the best body type and size and cross that with the best females with body type and size.

The offspring from the sibling cross will produce black birds with yellow skin and yellow shanks. You have 1 chance in 32 of getting a male black bird with yellow skin and clear yellow shanks and feet. You also have 1 chance in 32 of getting a female that has the same coloration.

The sibling cross will also produce birds with ( 3/4 of the offspring) black shanks and feet ( on white or yellow skin), green shanks and feet, slate shanks and feet.


Tim

 

[NYREDS]

I didn't add to my previous post that the cross you propose will also affect body type as well. Neither the Andalusian nor the Minorca shares a type description with a Leghorn. At least not in the APA standard.