Mixed breed barnvelders/Australorp or barred rock

[Lady of McCamley]

Maybe. Maybe not. Most hatcheries have several lines and siblings can inherit different portions of the 13 genes necessary for brown wash resulting in different shades.

I've had 50/50 pass down of the darker genes in my line.

Keeping my fingers crossed.

 

[comish83]

Maybe. Maybe not. Most hatcheries have several lines and siblings can inherit different portions of the 13 genes necessary for brown wash resulting in different shades.

I've had 50/50 pass down of the darker genes in my line.

Keeping my fingers crossed.

First egg has hatched! It is one of the Barnevelder X CL. Need it to dry off a bit but I am guessing it is a boy?

There are 5 other eggs that have pipped (3 Barnie X CL, 1 Barnie X BR, 1 Barnie x Barnie)

 

[Lady of McCamley]

To wet to tell. Watch the head dot area.

 

[comish83]

To wet to tell. Watch the head dot area.

Looks like the CLB crosses are split 2 boys and 2 girls! The Barnevelder X BRs are both female it appears. No dots on their heads. A few more have pipped that we are waiting to hatch. This is a really interesting process and I wish I did this sooner!

 

[comish83]

Here are pictures of the parents and some of their now ~3 month old pullets. Hatching your own was a unique experience I will definitely be doing again!!!

 

[RoostersAreAwesome]

Here are pictures of the parents and some of their now ~3 month old pullets. Hatching your own was a unique experience I will definitely be doing again!!!

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Pretty! Is the cockerel in the background a male CCL x barnevelder?

 

[comish83]

Pretty! Is the cockerel in the background a male CCL x barnevelder?

The cockerel in the background is the offspring of a male Barnevelder and female cream legbar (CL). I have no way of proving (to my knowledge) if the mother is the CL or CCL.

 

[RoostersAreAwesome]

The cockerel in the background is the offspring of a male Barnevelder and female cream legbar (CL). I have no way of proving (to my knowledge) if the mother is the CL or CCL.

Do you have a closer picture? Does he have a crest?