The Moonshiner's Leghorns

[Chookwagn]

This is the whole group

I also have 3 slightly older pullets that will be integrated next week when they get put in their own house/run

 

[Chookwagn]

33 hatched .... all Leghorns except 5
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3 foreign colors in this batch
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Brown chick update:

 

[ColtHandorf]

Oh Moony...

If I want to make these and I have the "normal" Buttercups. What do I do...

Please don't say LegHORNS... lol

 

[WallyG74]

Brown chick update:

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Brown pullet!

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Oh Moony...

If I want to make these and I have the "normal" Buttercups. What do I do...

Please don't say LegHORNS... lol

Minorca?

 

[ColtHandorf]

Minorca?

Gag! lol I’d rather use leghorns.

 

[Amer]

Oh Moony...

If I want to make these and I have the "normal" Buttercups. What do I do...

Please don't say LegHORNS... lol

Man!
Those are gorgeous!
Use Leghorns!
Actually though, breed Leghorns of various colors with your Buttercups.

 

[The Moonshiner]

Oh Moony...

If I want to make these and I have the "normal" Buttercups. What do I do...

Please don't say LegHORNS... lol

So you're wanting silver duckwing, gold duckwing, black and white?
I don't know that breed well. What pattern are yours? Are any other patterns available?

 

[troyer]

Oh Moony...

If I want to make these and I have the "normal" Buttercups. What do I do...

Please don't say LegHORNS... lol

If you're looking for silvers why not get a couple silver Deathlayer males and breed to the Buttercup hens. I don't know what the rosecomb would do to the buttercup, but I would imagine that by F4 you could have some decent silver Buttercups. In the F1 you would have the Ss cockerels to use on Buttercups hens and the silver pullets from the previous year as well. If you would hatch 50-75 of those you should have a decent selection to pick from.
I guess if you would breed the red Buttercup males to the silver Deathlayer hens you would also get the Ss cockerels to use.

 

[ColtHandorf]

Man!
Those are gorgeous!
Use Leghorns!
Actually though, breed Leghorns of various colors with your Buttercups.

I assumed Leghorn would be the best bet. I just don't want their combs to be hideous. I really like the Silver Duckwing.

So you're wanting silver duckwing, gold duckwing, black and white?
I don't know that breed well. What pattern are yours? Are any other patterns available?

Those are the only variety available in the US that I am aware of. The ones you're calling Gold Duckwing are labeled as Black-breasted Reds on Feathersite. Is that the same thing?

If you're looking for silvers why not get a couple silver Deathlayer males and breed to the Buttercup hens. I don't know what the rosecomb would do to the buttercup, but I would imagine that by F4 you could have some decent silver Buttercups. In the F1 you would have the Ss cockerels to use on Buttercups hens and the silver pullets from the previous year as well. If you would hatch 50-75 of those you should have a decent selection to pick from.
I guess if you would breed the red Buttercup males to the silver Deathlayer hens you would also get the Ss cockerels to use.

Honestly, I don't want to pay for Deathlayers. Everyone I know with them has health problems, and people around here charge way too much for them. They are higher than a giraffe noshing on the devil's lettuce. Comb type, egg color, size, and leg color also make me lean away from them. Deathlayers are a larger bird.