Gender nomenclature when describing breeding crosses

[aart]

Am hoping this is the best forum to ask this question.
When describing a cross is it more common to state it as?:
Male x Female
or
Female x Male

TIA!

 

[HuffleClaw]

I do it both ways, but when describing my current mix; I usually say~ RIR {male, sire}X White leghorn {female, dam}

 

[Brahma Chicken5000]

I don’t know which is more common but the correct way of describing a cross should be cock x hen. For example Silkie x Easter Egger.

 

[The Moonshiner]

I've always heard it as male x female and that's how I always say it.

 

[aart]

I do it both ways, but when describing my current mix; I usually say~ RIR {male, sire}X White leghorn {female, dam}

Would be nice if there was a common way...to avoid all that extra typing
I've always used male x female...guess I better stop doing that and add more detail.

 

[HuffleClaw]

Would be nice if there was a common way...to avoid all that extra typing
I've always used male x female...guess I better stop doing that and add more detail.

Well, I don’t actually put what’s in the brackets, but for the sake of this thread I did. I guess it would’ve been easier to say male x female

 

[aart]

Maybe BCM-m x CCL-f.

 

[HuffleClaw]

Maybe BCM-m x CCL-f.

that’s much more simple!

 

[JanetMarie]

I just type more, and always list the rooster first; Mixed rooster (buff Orpington, RIR, and Production Red) X Dominique hen.

 

[centrarchid]

Use this to link references. Among terrestrial tetrapods, male listed first.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_genetic_hybrids


My background is with aquatics. Hybridization, natural and otherwise, much more prevalent there. Discerning parentage often reliant upon use of mitochondria which comes from female side, most of time. Therefore female side given more importance and often dominant in how it impacts phenotype of F1 offspring.