Intermixing Breeds?????

[theghostandmrchicken]

Question for a semi-new person.


Would a Rooster go and try to repopulate out of his breed?
and if he did would you get different breeds or would something else happen?


Any info would be great.


Thanks

 

[buckabucka]

Yes, roosters will mate with any breed that is physically possible, in my experience!

the resulting offspring will be mutts, of sorts, but often produce a desired result. A cross of an Ameraucana and a dark colored egg layer often gives you offspring that lays olive- colored eggs. It is fun to experiment, but there is also something to be said for preserving and improving a breed, or trying to maintain the breed standard, especially for rare or endangered breeds.

 

[shelleen]

Oh yeah! Roos are not particular about WHO they breed. And you come up with mutts usually

I had a Black Polish Crested Roo that bred with Black Australorps, Silver Laced Wyandottes, RIRs & EEs. Came up with some very interesting mutts, most of which were black & had a "foo-foo" as I call it (half crest, half comb). The only way to guarantee the bloodline is to pen them in together exclusively & collect the eggs to hatch.

Good Luck, hope this helps.

 

[theghostandmrchicken]

Thanks!

You both answered my question.

 

[bantiehen]

I like cross breeds. Like I had a Naked Neck rooster and I had with him australorps, another Naked Neck , a black copper maran hen. a golden comet hen. White leghorns. Got some interesting chicks from them some didn't look like NN's but others did and they had their dad's necktie bow

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Right now I have light brahmas and with the rooster I have easter egger hens .. I had my red brown partridge silkie hen with my mille fleur d'uccle rooster and have chicks from that cross.