Show me pictures of your crossbreds.

[LaurenRitz]

I have chickens that are just about mixed with everything.
I have three rooster a Silver Laced Wyandotte named Diego, A Rhode Island Red named Buddy, and a Rhode Island Red x Black Australorp cross rooster named Jack. Jack is the best rooster I ever had.
And dozens of mixed breed hens.

Could you show me pictures of Jack? This is one of my possible future crosses.

 

[CoopBoots]

Buff Orpington (father) x unknown color varieties of Leghorn hens:

Two cockerels in front, but all cockerel colors were buff, red, buff and white mottled.

Pullets came in red, black, brown, and mostly white with buff hints.

 

[J-Habs]

Just hatched today!!!! I had 5 in the incubator all from a Speckled Sussex rooster. The possible moms were RSL, Speckled Sussex, Blue Australorp, and Black Australorp. Pic 1 I'm guessing is from the RSL. Pic 2 I'm guessing from the SS, and Pic 3 is obviously one of the Australorps. 1 more just hatched about 15 minutes ago and looks identical to #3. There is 1 more to hatch and I have no idea who the mom is, but i think its snother Australorp based on the look of the egg. I'm not sure 1st generation Blue Australorp will be Blue when bred with a SS roo.

 

[LaurenRitz]

Just hatched today!!!! I had 5 in the incubator all from a Speckled Sussex rooster. The possible moms were RSL, Speckled Sussex, Blue Australorp, and Black Australorp. Pic 1 I'm guessing is from the RSL. Pic 2 I'm guessing from the SS, and Pic 3 is obviously one of the Australorps. 1 more just hatched about 15 minutes ago and looks identical to #3. There is 1 more to hatch and I have no idea who the mom is, but i think its snother Australorp based on the look of the egg. I'm not sure 1st generation Blue Australorp will be Blue when bred with a SS roo.
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That last one has the coloring but doesn't have the look of the Black Australorp chicks I have seen. My guess is Blue Australorp.

 

[J-Habs]

That last one has the coloring but doesn't have the look of the Black Australorp chicks I have seen. My guess is Blue Australorp.

Interesting. Is it because the coloring around the eyes? I really have no idea.

 

[J-Habs]

Just hatched today!!!! I had 5 in the incubator all from a Speckled Sussex rooster. The possible moms were RSL, Speckled Sussex, Blue Australorp, and Black Australorp. Pic 1 I'm guessing is from the RSL. Pic 2 I'm guessing from the SS, and Pic 3 is obviously one of the Australorps. 1 more just hatched about 15 minutes ago and looks identical to #3. There is 1 more to hatch and I have no idea who the mom is, but i think its snother Australorp based on the look of the egg. I'm not sure 1st generation Blue Australorp will be Blue when bred with a SS roo.
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Here's #4

 

[LaurenRitz]

Interesting. Is it because the coloring around the eyes? I really have no idea.

No. My Black Australorp chicks have been solid black, with a white underbelly.

 

[J-Habs]

No. My Black Australorp chicks have been solid black, with a white underbelly.

These are all from a Speckled Sussex rooster bred to a few different hens, 2 of which are Australorps. I'm guessing that could throw off the traditional look of a purebred Australorp. I hope you're right though! I'd like it to carry one blue gene so hopefully future lineage can have some blue!

 

[LaurenRitz]

These are all from a Speckled Sussex rooster bred to a few different hens, 2 of which are Australorps. I'm guessing that could throw off the traditional look of a purebred Australorp. I hope you're right though! I'd like it to carry one blue gene so hopefully future lineage can have some blue!

Bielefelder x Black Australorp, still solid black with the white belly. Same with the Bielefelder x Jersey Giant cross.

The black seems to overpower all other colors for newborns.

A Blue Australorp chick

If you look at your speckled sussex chick you can see that the third has the same patterning but with the Blue Australorp coloring.

 

[J-Habs]

Bielefelder x Black Australorp, still solid black with the white belly. Same with the Bielefelder x Jersey Giant cross. View attachment 3688904The black seems to overpower all other colors for newborns.

A Blue Australorp chick
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If you look at your speckled sussex chick you can see that the third has the same patterning but with the Blue Australorp coloring.

You might be right! When I had a Blue Australorp rooster, I used to breed him with random other breeds of hens and the chicks looked just like these. A lot of yellow on them. Interesting!