Golden Buff Breeding

[crazy4wdracer]

I just hatched some white Leghorn eggs and know where I can get free RIR roosters. I've heard that Golden Buff/Red Star's are the best brown egg layers. I have an incubator so I figure I could hatch some myself. Does it matter what sex of what breed you use? Like would a have to use a male RIR and a female Leghorn or could I do vice-versa too? If I bought day old Golden Buff chicks from the hatchery are the breedable since they are hybrids? Thanks!

 

[Year of the Rooster]

I don't think Leghorns are used to make sex-links... I only know of Rhode Island Whites, White Rocks (with silver factor), and Delawares being used..

 

[roocrazy]

and silverlaced wyandotte sorry no leghorns

 

[crazy4wdracer]

OK, I thought it was Leghorn for some reason. Don't know why.

 

[Year of the Rooster]

Don't worry. I used to think the same thing a while back.

 

[roocrazy]

me to

 

[Chris09]

I beleve Leghorns are used in the production breeds.. White Leghorn X Rhode Island Red is a Production Red..

Chris

 

[Krys109uk]

I beleve Leghorns are used in the production breeds.. White Leghorn X Rhode Island Red is a Production Red..

Not quite, it wouldn't work. White Leghorn X RIR would make a white bird....probably with leakage.

They would need to make a special strain which was not on extended black but was also silver.​

 

[Year of the Rooster]

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Aaah! That would make more sense as to why they're called Production Reds

 

[Chris09]

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Not quite, it wouldn't work. White Leghorn X RIR would make a white bird....probably with leakage.

They would need to make a special strain which was not on extended black but was also silver.

Must be the light Brown Leghorn Then... I know its a Leghorn...

Chris