red sex link crosses?

[Lady of McCamley]

Living in rural Jamaica, i don't have access to any of the breeds you mention. All i can put my hands on are bovan brown hens, and what is locally called "common fowl", i.e. mutts. I am planning to cross the bovan browns with a common/mutt rooster, knowing they don''t breed true. Then keep some of the male offspring and crossing it with more bovans, and working my way up that way. Any comments, anyone?

I wish you the best of luck...just keep working on the birds that you like best...those that have the traits you want.

Nettie Metcalf started with just such a project and developed the Buckeye breed. You can read her story here below, which I find inspiring as she was a regular person working towards a useful breed of chicken that would meet her needs.

http://www.americanbuckeyeclub.org/About_Us.html

Best of luck to you...and keep us posted on your project.
Lady of McCamley