Mottled Cochin x Lavender Cochin?

[Lots A Cluckin]

I am planning on starting a Lavender Mottled Cochin project next spring...I have 1 lavender rooster 1 lavender hen and 1 mottled hen...I am planning on breeding the lav roo to the mottled hen not sure what the offspring will be but I am thinking they will either look like their mother (mottled) and be split to lavender or be solid black and be split to lavender..then I would grow them up...keep the best and cull the rest and should I breed those back to the mother (mottled) or father (lavender)? If any one knows how to create a lavender mottled cochin...please let me know...thanks

 

[mcrooke45]

When you cross the lavender rooster to the mottled hen all the chicks would come out F1 mostly solid black/split lavender/ split mottled. Cross those chicks back with each other will give you F2 mottled lavender and mottled black split lavender.

 

[Lots A Cluckin]

thanks so much!

 

[mcrooke45]

Here is a link to the chicken calculator that you can use to see your crosses. I play with it all the time!
http://kippenjungle.nl/kruising.html
Have fun!
Mark

 

[Lots A Cluckin]

I have it book marked but I cant figure out how to use it lol

 

[mcrooke45]

On the calculator page, Click on show examples beside the rooster picture. Go down and find the lavender rooster and click on that. Now go over to the hen picture and click on show examples beside her. Go down and click on the black mottled hen picture. After you do this go down to where you see calculate crossing below all the colors and click on that. The colors of the fist cross will come up below the calculate crossing button. Now you can choose which birds you want to use from there. Click on continue with this female or with continue with this male from the bird colors that pop up then hit calculate crossing button again. You can do many generations from there.
Hope this helps!
Mark

 

[Lots A Cluckin]

thanks so much..know I know how to use it

 

[hdowden]

what about a mottled cockerel x partridge pullet (still youngens lol) and what about mottled cochin x buff brahma

 

[Rowdytrike]

I am planning on starting a Lavender Mottled Cochin project next spring...I have 1 lavender rooster 1 lavender hen and 1 mottled hen...I am planning on breeding the lav roo to the mottled hen not sure what the offspring will be but I am thinking they will either look like their mother (mottled) and be split to lavender or be solid black and be split to lavender..then I would grow them up...keep the best and cull the rest and should I breed those back to the mother (mottled) or father (lavender)? If any one knows how to create a lavender mottled cochin...please let me know...thanks

Inbreed offspring or u lose the mottle