Delaware, right?
New Hampshire x BR Equals...
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NH x BR = crossbred. Delaware is a breed not a hybred. The were developed from BR x NH crosses but not just any BR x NH is a Delaware. If you crossed a NH and a Delaware you would get black sexlinks.
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Okay. Thanks.
Only if the BR is on top, IIRC
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Nope Of course you know from your Sexlink thread that NH roo on BR hens makes black Sexlinks right ???? lol And the reversed cross makes all barred chicks.
The Delaware coloration would have come about back when they were working with this cross as a meat bird and the Delawares would have come about over a few generations of breeding back an forth but what I would imagine happened is since Delawares are Barred Silver Columbian. I image the the Silver came from Silver based Barred Rocks, the weak Columbian pattern from the Delawares, and obviously the barring from the Barred Rocks so say if a male offspring from the BR X NH matings which would have been heterozygous for barring, gold, and silver was bred back to the NH hens then I would imagine that would produce some Delaware colored pullets at least but the roos would still have gold in them so they would need a little more breeding but that that probably how they got there with several generations, no just one simple cross.
Nope Of course you know from your Sexlink thread that NH roo on BR hens makes black Sexlinks right ???? lol And the reversed cross makes all barred chicks.
The Delaware coloration would have come about back when they were working with this cross as a meat bird and the Delawares would have come about over a few generations of breeding back an forth but what I would imagine happened is since Delawares are Barred Silver Columbian. I image the the Silver came from Silver based Barred Rocks, the weak Columbian pattern from the Delawares, and obviously the barring from the Barred Rocks so say if a male offspring from the BR X NH matings which would have been heterozygous for barring, gold, and silver was bred back to the NH hens then I would imagine that would produce some Delaware colored pullets at least but the roos would still have gold in them so they would need a little more breeding but that that probably how they got there with several generations, no just one simple cross.
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RAREROO, I like the birds not their genetics! I thought it was RSL for a minute, but I saw someone mixing them who likes dels, so I thought that might be what it is. Thanks!
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NH roo X Delaware gives Red Sexlinks
NH roo X Barred Rock gives Black Sexlinks
But you probably meant Barred Rock anyway but just incase you didnt, theres the correction.
However a solid Black or dilution of Black variety on Delaware hens would produce black Sexlinks becuase of the Barring in the Delwares and the Extended Black in the father over riding the Silver/Gold Sexlinkage part.
NH roo X Delaware gives Red Sexlinks
NH roo X Barred Rock gives Black Sexlinks
But you probably meant Barred Rock anyway but just incase you didnt, theres the correction.
However a solid Black or dilution of Black variety on Delaware hens would produce black Sexlinks becuase of the Barring in the Delwares and the Extended Black in the father over riding the Silver/Gold Sexlinkage part.
Clint always keeps us all straight on this. Thanks for your input.
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NH roo X Delaware gives Red Sexlinks
NH roo X Barred Rock gives Black Sexlinks
But you probably meant Barred Rock anyway but just incase you didnt, theres the correction.
However a solid Black or dilution of Black variety on Delaware hens would produce black Sexlinks becuase of the Barring in the Delwares and the Extended Black in the father over riding the Silver/Gold Sexlinkage part.
I am so sorry, I meant Barred Rock
NH roo X Delaware gives Red Sexlinks
NH roo X Barred Rock gives Black Sexlinks
But you probably meant Barred Rock anyway but just incase you didnt, theres the correction.
However a solid Black or dilution of Black variety on Delaware hens would produce black Sexlinks becuase of the Barring in the Delwares and the Extended Black in the father over riding the Silver/Gold Sexlinkage part.
I am so sorry, I meant Barred Rock
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Clint always keeps us all straight on this. Thanks for your input.
Don't I know it!
Clint always keeps us all straight on this. Thanks for your input.
Don't I know it!
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