Sultan X New Hampshire Red

[bycjohn]

So I've got a White male plus one Black female Sultan at 16 weeks old. I recently read that they start to lay eggs from around 20 weeks old.

So I was keeping them along with my New Hampshire Reds (3) in the same cage. I was thinking by the tiny size of the Sultans that it would be another 2 months before they start laying as compared to the huge size of the NH Reds (which I thought would be laying first).

Long story short, I got my Black Sultan laying two eggs in a row from yesterday. And to my dismay I found it was the NH Red who's gonna be the daddy. So I would like to know what cross breed will I be getting if I were to hatch those eggs?

 

[Cyprus]

The cross would be NHR x Sultan
The color would probably be black w/ red leakage.

 

[ButtonquailGirl14]

Do you have to incubated those ones?

 

[bycjohn]

The cross would be NHR x Sultan
The color would probably be black w/ red leakage.

Thanks for your response. So will the chicks have feathers on their head & legs like the Sultan or will they resemble NHR?

Do you have to incubated those ones?

Luckily no. I've got a Parrot Beak Aseel hen broody & ready to sit on the eggs. Meanwhile my Sultan which I've named Black Beauty has laid another egg today. I read Sultans only lay one egg a week so I'm pretty excited. The eggs would go under the broody hen tomorrow morning.

 

[Cyprus]

Thanks for your response. So will the chicks have feathers on their head & legs like the Sultan or will they resemble NHR?



Luckily no. I've got a Parrot Beak Aseel hen broody & ready to sit on the eggs. Meanwhile my Sultan which I've named Black Beauty has laid another egg today. I read Sultans only lay one egg a week so I'm pretty excited. The eggs would go under the broody hen tomorrow morning.

Yes they will have crests and feathered feet.

 

[bycjohn]

Yes they will have crests and feathered feet.

That would be wonderful. Sorry to bother you with more questions.

So will all the chicks have the crests & feathered feet?
What actually determines that they'd resemble Sultans than NHR in appearance?
Will the characteristics (other than appearance) be a mix of both?

 

[Cyprus]

That would be wonderful. Sorry to bother you with more questions.

So will all the chicks have the crests & feathered feet?
What actually determines that they'd resemble Sultans than NHR in appearance?
Will the characteristics (other than appearance) be a mix of both?

Yes all will have crests and feathered feet
The fact that crests and feathered feet appear to be dominant controls that outcome. Yeah, other characteristics will be a mix of both such as leg color, skin color and egg color.

 

[bycjohn]

Yes all will have crests and feathered feet
The fact that crests and feathered feet appear to be dominant controls that outcome. Yeah, other characteristics will be a mix of both such as leg color, skin color and egg color.

How did you arrive at the conclusion that crest & feathered feet are dominant?

 

[Cyprus]

By my own crossings and knowledge

How did you arrive at the conclusion that crest & feathered feet are dominant?

 

[bycjohn]

By my own crossings and knowledge

Oh okay thanks!

While waiting I found the Colour calculator but since I don't know German it was difficult for me to get it.

And on google search found this pdf explaining Genetics of Plumage Color in Poultry. Will give it a go.