Sorry if this topic belongs in another forum. I had trouble deciding.
Anyway, when the parentage is known (roo=RIR hen=BO), do you describe a cross as "hen breed/roo breed" like a BO/RIR cross..
or "roo breed/hen breed" as in RIR/BO cross? Or is it alphabetcal order? Or just what you think of first?
When only one parent is known, I assume there is no order. If I had one roo (a RIR) as the Dad and a bunch of mutt hens for Moms, I'd just say a RIR cross or as in my case right now, I know the Mom is a Mille Fleur Leghorn, but the Dad could be one of 6-7 breeds, inluding but not limited to Russian Orloff, Speckled Sussex, or even a Mille Fleur leghorn, so I would call this 4 day old chick as possibly a MF leghorn cross.
I do understand that certain crosses have names like black sex-link, etc so they would be described as such.
And I do understand that a cross is a mutt.
Dale-Ann
Anyway, when the parentage is known (roo=RIR hen=BO), do you describe a cross as "hen breed/roo breed" like a BO/RIR cross..
or "roo breed/hen breed" as in RIR/BO cross? Or is it alphabetcal order? Or just what you think of first?
When only one parent is known, I assume there is no order. If I had one roo (a RIR) as the Dad and a bunch of mutt hens for Moms, I'd just say a RIR cross or as in my case right now, I know the Mom is a Mille Fleur Leghorn, but the Dad could be one of 6-7 breeds, inluding but not limited to Russian Orloff, Speckled Sussex, or even a Mille Fleur leghorn, so I would call this 4 day old chick as possibly a MF leghorn cross.
I do understand that certain crosses have names like black sex-link, etc so they would be described as such.
And I do understand that a cross is a mutt.
Dale-Ann
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