Question About Gentics

[henney penny]

If a silkie rooster breeds my hens (EE`S ,golden comets,black sex links) will the chicks from this lay smaller eggs and less eggs?Or will they have the traits of the bigger hens and lay everyday with larger eggs?Was thinking about removing my bigger rooster because he is so rough on the hens,they look awful with no head and neck feathers,he has some of the sides bleeding on a couple of them where he hangs on.The silkie roosters are 7 months old and wheigh about 3lbs.

 

[JordanFamily]

Offspring may be a little smaller, but when fully mature her offspring may be an inbetween size and lay smaller eggs if the offspring's dad is a smaller breed. Also her hybrid offspring might have a different color egg shell color. It is a 50/50 chance which parent's charectoristics they will get...