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

[chickened]

Yes, I should have said that, I crossed the hen back to a pure DC roo so 3/4 cornish. I should have used a yellow legged black DP hen though as I was after the black feathering but wanted to maintain the yellow legs. The hen is 50% DC and 50% black orp. I will have to research a little more on finding a good DP bird that is black with yellow legs, or make one.
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https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/68999_cornish_orp_3.jpg
Cornish crossed with a black orp. 2nd generation. Tried different picture and same size I willtry to get a larger picture.

2nd generation meaning a cross back to the Cornish again? That's a very typey chick! Congrats.

 

[Illia]

Black with YELLOW legs? Kinda hard honestly, the best you'll get is black legs w/yellow soles. . . Or is that what you mean?

 

[SteveH]

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Actually, among the black varieties with yellow legs, are Black Cornish Bantams. If memory serves, Big Medicine's solid blue project cock has yellow shanks with just a bit of black pigment showing.

 

[gootziecat]

I think this is interesting so I'm trying to follow. The mother is 1st generation Cornish x black Orp. Is the Orp English or Am Orp? And which was the mother and father to this hen?
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[galanie]

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I'm confused. I just remembered that earlier in the thread you said you'd been crossing Australorps with DC. Do you have both Australorps and black orps and are crossing both?

 

[chickened]

The mother was american orp as far as I know, the father was Arnold (Schwartzenegger) my old DC rooster.
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[chickened]

Arnold



Yes I have crossed both, the Australorp crosses grow faster but carry white in the feathers and some will not lose the white until late or not at all. The australorp I used were a strain that grew fast and had very nice saddle feathers or hackles and I was trying to put longer nicer hackles on the crosses. I also have BLRW crosses that will be interesting to see what they look like.
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I'm confused. I just remembered that earlier in the thread you said you'd been crossing Australorps with DC. Do you have both Australorps and black orps and are crossing both?

 

[SteveH]

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Just a helpful bit of info; the male is supposed to be written first in a cross [male X female], and should always be on top in a pedigree of ancestors.

 

[chickened]

I know I was being lazy

my wife breeds sheep and tells me to clean up my posts.
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Just a helpful bit of info; the male is supposed to be written first in a cross [male X female], and should always be on top in a pedigree of ancestors.

 

[big medicine]

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Actually, among the black varieties with yellow legs, are Black Cornish Bantams. If memory serves, Big Medicine's solid blue project cock has yellow shanks with just a bit of black pigment showing.

Seems to vary by sex, females tending to have much more leg pigment.
A very dark, not quite solid black, young pullet.

And a very similiar colored cockerel.