Question on crossing a Dominique Rooster with Rhode Island Red and Ameracauna Hens

[Lucky Lemon]

Alright, my babies are two days shy of being 9 weeks old, pretty sure first 3 are all roosters, holding out hope that Cindy and Lucy are hens.

First 3 - Dominique roo x Rhode Island Red hen

Last 3 - Dominique roo x Ameraucana

Cindy is first in this group and Lucy is last... The middle one, York, I believe is a rooster, his comb is wider and darker than the other two and he is larger with thicker legs.

 

[CknNewbee15]

Thank you for posting these and the follow up photos. Any recent ones?

I'm going to be hatching some RIR Rooster to much dom hen eggs soon. Very curious for the appearance as well as the egg rate I'll get from hens.

 

[junebuggena]

Thank you for posting these and the follow up photos. Any recent ones?

I'm going to be hatching some RIR Rooster to much dom hen eggs soon. Very curious for the appearance as well as the egg rate I'll get from hens.

You'll get typical black sexlinks, but with rose combs. All males will be barred like their mothers. All pullets will be black with some gold as they feather in.

 

[CknNewbee15]

You'll get typical black sexlinks, but with rose combs. All males will be barred like their mothers. All pullets will be black with some gold as they feather in.

Very interesting.. I thought I would get brown looking doms. What about their egg production?

 

[junebuggena]

Very interesting.. I thought I would get brown looking doms. What about their egg production?

That extended black of the Dominique is a very powerful, dominant gene. I'm assuming that you have production/hatchery stock, which would be slightly better egg production than either parent breed.