Mixing breeds over time

[Jesus solano]

Hi. I would like to know what happens if you mix breeds over a long period of time. I'm very curious and if you could, post some pics of your chickens (Age and the kind of mixed breed). Thanks

 

[RodNTN]

Hello there! And It is wonderful to have you here with us! I have never crossed any breeds, so I can't give you an answer. But there are lots of people who breed on BYC, they'll probably come along soon and help you out Best wishes!

 

[Jesus solano]

Thanks!

 

[Eggcessive]

Welcome to BYC. I have had a few cross bred chickens and you can get some interesting looking chickens. Many people cross breed, and there probably is a forum for that and every other topic here.

 

[OneMountainAcres]

Welcome to BYC! Glad you've joined us! Depending on what breeds you mix, you can get some incredibly unique birds. Around here, I rarely hatch any mixes BUT I do have 1 group of crossed babies right now. Mom was Cornish cross (meat bird) and I believe dad was cream legbar (at least a couple of them). We have a couple with tiny crests, one has a lot of grey on him and most of them have a couple black spots. They're only 6 weeks old though so they could change a lot as they grow.

 

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[rjohns39]

Hi and welcome to BYC We're thrilled that you've decided to join us do a search on "Chicken Calculator" there's a ton of interesting info out here.

 

[Jesus solano]

Wow thanks everyone! I’ll be sure to check those other forums.

 

[Teila]

G’Day from down under Jesus solano Welcome!

You might find this thread interesting: https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/mixed-breed-mutt-chickens.1188202/#post-18768070

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[JedJackson]

The best way to find out what you'll get by crossing is to study chicken genetics and learning what traits and color patterns are dominant and what genes go into them. But you can also look into land race chickens that have been breed over generations with only natural selection to see what happens over time. Easter eggers and Icelandics are two good examples.