Red Laced Cornish X and project talk (pics p. 8)

[KatyTheChickenLady]

update pics of my babies:

one choco in every batch & my very own Big Red

this is one out of the pure White Rock Hens & One of my CX X BCM Roos it was the smallest hatchling but look at her now, she is by far the smartest and the leader of the pack

look at that breast on her!

What you see here are 2 spots, 3 reds (one is lighter), 2 out of the WR, and one choco. I just wanted you to see the width of their backs - I am VERY pleased right now

p.s. these guys are one day shy of 4 weeks old!

 

[chickened]

I have a question, I have a DC X Australorp hen just coming into laying and want to cross it back to the father is this a bad idea, genetically as I want to get a rooster from the mating for further breeding but not to the mother again but to a DC hen. I guess my question is will breeding back to daughter be OK and for how many generations?

 

[KatyTheChickenLady]

you are going to get a million different answers to this question, and I'm not experienced enough to try. Maybe steve, or al or jeff or one of the other genetic experts will chime in . . . for that matter a few newbies probably will too. But if you want afast answer you should try the breeds thread there are somreal geneticists (lol sp?) on there.

 

[chickened]

Thanks, I will go a lookin, I should have searched for it first but brain is foggy tonite, long day at the "office".

 

[primal woman]

WhiteMountainsRanch said: You do realize that "raise a cornish cross rooster for breeding" is exactly what the people on this thread are doing.




Well, I thought that I read somewhere that someone/whoever it was, did not want to try to raise a cornish cross (commercial fast growing meat) rooster to breed with anything. I haven't either. I have raised the hens and in fact started doing that over 20 years ago. But I suppose that is beside the point.

 

[SteveH]

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I was about to hit the hay, but since I'm that "someone/whoever"..................................
I believe there's been a misunderstanding. Many of us on this thread are crossing CX on other breeds and useing the resulting chicks of both sexes to breed. I'm not attempting to use the commercial meaty [CX] males themselves simply because the EEs and Ameraucanas I'm useing are dwarfed by a CX roo; my last attempt failed because the CX males just could never quite get in the right position. The other way around worked just fine. I ordered all females this time around; but if a mistake is made and I get a male, I will not rule out A.I.. BTW, my CX pullets started laying at about 5 months.................. give or take..................... but probably sooner, I'll check my records later.

 

[knjinnm]

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Hi,
You will be fine. Your birds are not inbred at the moment so going father to daughter is not a big step backwards. The advantage of inbreeding chickens is that you can produce dozens of offspring quickly and cull to keep only the best. The key of course is to pick the very best daughter to breed back to the father.
How many hens do you have from the DC X Australorp hen? If it's only one you may want to breed the DC X Australorp hen again to get a wide verity of hens to choose from for future matings.
Create a list of attributes you want your line to possess as Steve has done and then breed towards your goal.

Joe

 

[knjinnm]

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The legs on the red bird look like they will be able to hold some weight!

ETA : the bird in the back is giving you a stink eye.

 

[KatyTheChickenLady]

he thinks the camera is going to eat him

steve - I do believe that is your new nickname, would you like it in the front or back . . . Steve Someone/Whoever or Someone/Whoever Steve . . . has a ring to it

 

[chickened]

Thanks Joe, I ended up with a huge hen of the original mating and am impressed with her and I really wanted a rooster from the same cross but none were made when I crossed this cross but as my luck goes I end up with a hen with the qualities I want and no roosters. Would crossing siblings be OK for one generation?
Quote:
Hi,
You will be fine. Your birds are not inbred at the moment so going father to daughter is not a big step backwards. The advantage of inbreeding chickens is that you can produce dozens of offspring quickly and cull to keep only the best. The key of course is to pick the very best daughter to breed back to the father.
How many hens do you have from the DC X Australorp hen? If it's only one you may want to breed the DC X Australorp hen again to get a wide verity of hens to choose from for future matings.
Create a list of attributes you want your line to possess as Steve has done and then breed towards your goal.

Joe