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[draye]

Speckled Sussex Rooster x Lavender Orpington Hen crosses

I don't have any good picks of them as chicks, just the ones from the incubator. All were mainly black with some yellow:


As adults:

First the cockerel from the cross:



Pullet and cockerel:


Pullets: most are plain black




This one has some leakage around the neck, which I love (sorry about the EE in the foreground):

Are these the pictures of the chicks grown up?

 

[Criskin]

Are these the pictures of the chicks grown up?

Yes.

 

[Georgia Boy 1970]

That's a beautiful brown frizzle rooster georgia boy!

Thanks

 

[aoxa]

Buff Laced Polish (unbearded) hen x buff silkie rooster (bearded) This is a 6 month old pullet.

I was clear about her mother being unbearded and her father being bearded. She took after her father that way for sure!

 

[mitch4u]

Has anyone ever crossed an EE rooster with either a Buff Orpington hen or a Rhode Island Red hen? I have a beautiful EE rooster that actually matches the hens well & thought they would make very pretty chicks. Also, If you cross an EE rooster with one of those hens, will their eggs be like EE eggs? Just wondering...

That's an excellent question and I would be curious to know the answer as well. Our Pullet is a cross between a barred rock rooster and an Amaracauna hen. She looks just like her daddy in color, but the comb and legs are mama. Is there a dominant egg color as well?

 

[farmerChef]

That's an excellent question and I would be curious to know the answer as well.  Our Pullet is a cross between a barred rock rooster and an Amaracauna hen.  She looks just like her daddy in color, but the comb and legs are mama.  Is there a dominant egg color as well?

usually if the chick hatches with a pea comb, it is likely to lay a green egg. If the EE parent is already half brown/half bue egg gened, then it is more likey to hve more brown egg laying chicks if breed with a brown egg layer. You can still call them EEs. If the pullet has a single comb, it only has I think a 3% chance of laying green/blue eggs. The pea comb gene and the blue egg gene are very close to one another on the chromazone(or so Ive been told).
I have some beautiful Jersey Giant/EEs, a black rooster and 2 blue hens. The hens lay olive colored eggs.

 

[farmerChef]

These are the hens, I dont have a picture of the rooster, but hes almost solid black, with a little bit of red in his hackles.

 

[mitch4u]

usually if the chick hatches with a pea comb, it is likely to lay a green egg. If the EE parent is already half brown/half bue egg gened, then it is more likey to hve more brown egg laying chicks if breed with a brown egg layer. You can still call them EEs. If the pullet has a single comb, it only has I think a 3% chance of laying green/blue eggs. The pea comb gene and the blue egg gene are very close to one another on the chromazone(or so Ive been told).
I have some beautiful Jersey Giant/EEs, a black rooster and 2 blue hens. The hens lay olive colored eggs.

Excellent. I love the blue and green eggs! Thank you for the information. She should be laying by the end of December, so I will know without a doubt soon. "'>

 

[Buxton Ducks]

Mother on left (Golden Sebright) Daughter on right (Golden Sebright mom/Buff Silkie dad)

 

[Georgia Boy 1970]

Mother on left (Golden Sebright) Daughter on right (Golden Sebright mom/Buff Silkie dad)

Gorgeous girl.I would like to the same cross.