Leghorn roo over RIR

[Ponc]

What are the chicks called from a leghorn roo over a Rir?

 

[Doc7]

“Egg laying machine barnyard mix”
“Flighty possibly aggressive mutt that lays a lot of eggs”

 

[Ponc]

Thanks..

So no real name for them? That would explain why I couldn't find any. Are the pure breed the only ones with specific names?

 

[DobieLover]

Thanks..

So no real name for them? That would explain why I couldn't find any. Are the pure breed the only ones with specific names?

If some specific trait was being bred for my putting two birds of different breeds together, they will get specific names like Easter Eggers, Red Sex Links, etc. They are all still mutts. But who cares as long as they are healthy and lay at a decent rate! Eventually, my flock will be nothing but "mutts"!

 

[Doc7]

Thanks..

So no real name for them? That would explain why I couldn't find any. Are the pure breed the only ones with specific names?

the only breeds are.

however, mixing a barred bird and a red or white bird can produce what’s called “red sex link” or “black sex link” (there is a certajn mix to use of male and female for this) but the red bird for instance could be an RIR or a NHR, etc. the sex links are sexable by down color at hatch. However this is not a breed, just a technique, so you’ll see names like Meyers “Golden Buff”, others might call them “Red Star” “Golden Comet” etc all for their proprietary strain.

even an Easter Egger, Green Queen, Etc are not“breeds” but birds developed by a technique of breeding birds with 2 blue egg genes over birds with one or two.

to know if a bird is a breed google it’s name and “APA Standard of perfection”.

 

[Doc7]

If some specific trait was being bred for my putting two birds of different breeds together, they will get specific names like Easter Eggers, Red Sex Links, etc. They are all still mutts. But who cares as long as they are healthy and lay at a decent rate! Eventually, my flock will be nothing but "mutts"!

amen to that, and you will also likely end up with healthier birds from the genetic diversity.

I would love to do this once I could maintain at least 24 birds for 4 flocks of 6 with 4 Roos or 3 flocks of 8, to allow for several generations of breeding without having to bring in new birds.

 

[Ponc]

amen to that, and you will also likely end up with healthier birds from the genetic diversity.

I would love to do this once I could maintain at least 24 birds for 4 flocks of 6 with 4 Roos or 3 flocks of 8, to allow for several generations of breeding without having to bring in new birds.

That sounds good but I'm

 

[Ponc]

That's sound good but I'm just starting off and only getting into the mixed breed as my niece wanted something to do in the lockdown. Got two chicks out of 6 eggs so far.