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Hatching cross bred eggs

Discussion in 'Incubating & Hatching Eggs' started by Heidina, May 5, 2008.

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  1. May 5, 2008 #1
    Heidina

    Heidina Out Of The Brooder

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    Hi - I have a white leghorn rooster and a bunch of rhode island reds. I am thinking about incubating a few eggs. I want to know if it's a good idea to cross a leghorn rooster with a red female. Also I've read that it's easy to tell sex with the cross of leghorn female with red rooster. But what about the opposite?
    Appreciate your wisdom on this.
    Thanks! [​IMG]
     
  3. May 5, 2008 #2
    Tuffoldhen

    Tuffoldhen Flock Mistress

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    Lots of people hatch out mixed chicken eggs...I have no idea on the sexing part...you should have pretty mixed chicks tho....

    Around my part of the country most people have just mixed or mutt chickens, nothing wrong with those...they are just as pretty and lay just or even better than lot of breeds....
     
  5. May 5, 2008 #3
    Katy

    Katy Flock Mistress

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    I honestly think my mutt chickens usually hatch better than the purebreds....not always, but a lot of times. It's that hybrid vigor coming through.
     
  7. May 5, 2008 #4
    Heidina

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    Thanks!
    Today I've got 3 white eggs - no - one gorgeous, drying off chick, one pipped, and one wiggly egg in the incubator as we speak. But I'm thinking the hen and rooster are sis and bro, which is why the last batch didn't do well. But Sam the leghorn rooster is a very randy guy, and thanks to your wise words, next 3 eggs to go in the bator will be my biggest brown ones. [​IMG]
    I really appreciate your wisdom!
     
  9. May 5, 2008 #5
    MaransGuy

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    Quote:I certainly agree with that. I get 100% hatches from my Olive Egger cross (cb marans roo over an EE hen). I wish I could get the same from all my eggs!

    Richard
     
  11. May 5, 2008 #6
    Standard Hen

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    Quote:I love mutts, they are pretty and lay good eggs so I would definately agree with that tuff.
     
  13. May 5, 2008 #7
    Heidina

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    Thanks for your great responses. Next 3 big browns fertilized by big randy white are going into the incubator. [​IMG]
     

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