Icelandic cross Wyandotte

[Phoenixxx]

Has anybody crossed Wyandotte with Icelandic? I have 25 of them, hatched a week ago. Chicks sales this year are beyond dismal (whereas last year I couldn't keep up!) so it looks like I might be stuck with these. I'm just wondering what I can expect, particularly in the way of growth.

 

[NatJ]

I've never crossed them, but I would expect the growth rate to be in between the parent breeds. There's also a chance of them growing better than either parent (hybrid vigor.)

I would expect the egg laying ability and the mature size to also be in between what the parent breeds have. I've read of some crosses that grew larger or laid better than either parent breed, so that's also a possibility.

Icelandics have so much variation in appearance, I won't even try to predict things like color

 

[ChickenBear]

I have some hatching right now, I would love to hear what your results were!

 

[ChickenBear]

I have some hatching right now, I would love to hear what your results were!