Hi there!
I've been working on a fun project, would like to develop a large-breed mottled chicken in many colors that is a standard size, good egg layer.
Please see my other post here:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?pid=1981563#p1981563
I have a small number of fertile 3/4 Exchequer Leghorn, 1/4 Speckled Sussex eggs that I'd be willing to mail out for just the cost of shipping, to anyone who wanted to see this project through for a couple of generations. . . you'd need to have an existing flock (or start one) of a solid-color large breed chicken, like Black Austrolorps, Blue Marans, or whatnot, depending on what color you'd like to try for.
Right now, the eggs I currently have to share would be best for people trying to develop a black and white "checkered" type, heavier in body than the existing Exchequer Leghorns, or a blue and white mottled type, or a brown/black/white "calico" type.
This fall I'm hoping to have eggs that would help someone trying to start a red/white or buff/black/white or buff/white mottled strain. Will be a few months before I get anything helpful there, possibly October, my web site explains why. But something to keep in mind if you'd be interested in that idea down the road.
http://alohachickens.webs.com/
This is still really, really, really early in development, I'm just getting started on it.
Tell me your ideas on what you'd do with the eggs if I sent them to you, and we can go from there!
Thanks for reading!
Sommer
I've been working on a fun project, would like to develop a large-breed mottled chicken in many colors that is a standard size, good egg layer.
Please see my other post here:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?pid=1981563#p1981563
I have a small number of fertile 3/4 Exchequer Leghorn, 1/4 Speckled Sussex eggs that I'd be willing to mail out for just the cost of shipping, to anyone who wanted to see this project through for a couple of generations. . . you'd need to have an existing flock (or start one) of a solid-color large breed chicken, like Black Austrolorps, Blue Marans, or whatnot, depending on what color you'd like to try for.
Right now, the eggs I currently have to share would be best for people trying to develop a black and white "checkered" type, heavier in body than the existing Exchequer Leghorns, or a blue and white mottled type, or a brown/black/white "calico" type.
This fall I'm hoping to have eggs that would help someone trying to start a red/white or buff/black/white or buff/white mottled strain. Will be a few months before I get anything helpful there, possibly October, my web site explains why. But something to keep in mind if you'd be interested in that idea down the road.
http://alohachickens.webs.com/
This is still really, really, really early in development, I'm just getting started on it.
Tell me your ideas on what you'd do with the eggs if I sent them to you, and we can go from there!
Thanks for reading!
Sommer