Show me pictures of your mixed breeds

[LaurenRitz]

Beautiful! I have a name suggestion if you are interested?

Sure.

 

[LaurenRitz]

Why thank you! I raise these guysView attachment 3647241View attachment 3647248View attachment 3647250

Beautiful. Is this an established landrace?

 

[LaurenRitz]

Hi! She is beautiful!

This is Darcy! He is a Light Sussex x French Cuckoo Maran cross. I'm starting a breeding project and hopefully in 4-5 years I will have created a new breed!
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And this is the same type of mix as a chick! I'm going to name her Debbie if it's a hen!
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What is your goal for the mix?

 

[fluffycrow]

I am always amazed at the color differences between male and female. Since there are sometimes females with male coloring, I wonder if someone could create a breed that has male coloring on both?

The color on the males is actually one of the main things I want to elevate from my line. This is not the color the males should have. Now, if you're asking about making a breed where the feathers themselves would be male-specific on both sexes, I have no idea

 

[fluffycrow]

Beautiful. Is this an established landrace?

Well, an established landrace would be considered a breed, so no. Even in its country of origin the landrace differs quite a bit from line to line, so uniformity is still far away

 

[NatJ]

Jersey Giant x RIR, gender unknown. Currently 3 weeks.

Probably male, with that much comb at 3 weeks.

I am always amazed at the color differences between male and female. Since there are sometimes females with male coloring, I wonder if someone could create a breed that has male coloring on both?

You probably cannot create a breed with male coloring in both sexes.

There is a particular gene (hen feathering) that makes a male chicken have hen-shaped and hen-colored feathers. Sebrights are the best-known breed with that gene.

I do not think there is any gene that causes male traits in a healthy hen. (Hens can have male feathering if they have certain kinds of hormone problems, but that would typically make them unable to lay eggs, which would obviously be a problem if you wanted to breed from there.

 

[LaurenRitz]

The color on the males is actually one of the main things I want to elevate from my line. This is not the color the males should have. Now, if you're asking about making a breed where the feathers themselves would be male-specific on both sexes, I have no idea

I was reading an article a while back where it talked about using a female with male specific coloring if you wanted to create a show-quality rooster of a particular breed. It seems a natural extension.

 

[fluffycrow]

I was reading an article a while back where it talked about using a female with male specific coloring if you wanted to create a show-quality rooster of a particular breed. It seems a natural extension.

Would you be able to link said article?

 

[LaurenRitz]

Well, an established landrace would be considered a breed, so no. Even in its country of origin the landrace differs quite a bit from line to line, so uniformity is still far away

An established landrace is not necessarily a recognized breed. Most healthy landraces have a great deal of variation, far more than would be acceptable in a breed standard.

I was asking if you're just starting the process of creating a local landrace, or if this landrace has existed for a while.

 

[LaurenRitz]

Would you be able to link said article?

I'll see if I can find it. It's been a while.