How to get lemon cuckoo Orpington

karint · Jan 15, 2020

Hi trying to figure out the genetics to this. If I have a buff Orpington hen will I get a lemon cuckoo chicks if I breed to a cuckoo Orpington?

HuskerHens18 · Jan 15, 2020

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/breeding-lemon-cuckoo-orpingtons.596715/ This thread has some info on it. Looks like they said crele or barred x buff. I'm not good with genetics. Hopefully a genetic master will come along and give you wisdom

Amer · Jan 17, 2020

No. You will get cuckoo chicks with some buff leakage. However, within a few generations you will get some.