Silver Leghorn breeding questions

[infinitepizza]

I know nothing about chicken breeding, so here are some burning questions I have.

1) Has anyone ever crossed a silver leghorn female with a barred rock male? What do the chicks come out like?

2) Has anyone ever crossed a silver leghorn female with a black australorp male? What do the chicks look like?

3) I have a couple of silver leghorns, and information about that breed is scanty on the internet. Anyone have any experience with the breed?

 

[Egg Snatcher]

@The Moonshiner

 

[Egg Snatcher]

You can also use this http://kippenjungle.nl/Overzicht.htm#kipcalculator to calculate the colors.

 

[Egg Snatcher]

You can also use this http://kippenjungle.nl/Overzicht.htm#kipcalculator to calculate the colors.

A cording to the calculator
Barred Rock x Silver Leghorn gives you
50% Pullets, black unicolor/self*E barred
50% Cockerels, black unicolor/self*E barred

Black Australorp x Silver Leghorn gives you
50% Pullets, black unicolor/self*E
50% Cockerels, black unicolor/self*E

I have no experience with leghorns. Hope this helps!

 

[infinitepizza]

A cording to the calculator
Barred Rock x Silver Leghorn gives you
50% Pullets, black unicolor/self*E barred
50% Cockerels, black unicolor/self*E barred

Black Australorp x Silver Leghorn gives you
50% Pullets, black unicolor/self*E
50% Cockerels, black unicolor/self*E

I have no experience with leghorns. Hope this helps!

Oh yes this helps a lot. Thank you! I was trying to figure that calculator out, but I couldn't lol.

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Black if bred to the Australorp. Single barred if bred to the barred.

They're the same as any other leghorn for the most part, you don't have to search silver specifically to learn about what their temperament is likely to be