The Underappreciated Hybrids Thread

[mybackyardhobbyfarm]

This is my polish Frizzle x silkie roo. I’m unsure how his offspring would pan out with his ladies (crested cream legbar, barnevelders, Olive Egger and sex links ) but I just may try! View attachment 2425827

Absolutely love him. He looks gorgeous

 

[mybackyardhobbyfarm]

Has anyone ever had or seen a Slamon Faverolle crossed with a polish ?
I’m very excited to see what happens when my black crested white polish starts laying . Planning to hatch a few eggs to see how the chicks turn out

 

[nikkers390]

This is really interesting! I had three cockerels and three pullets. The alpha cockerel was the one I kept. The Numbers two and three were horrid to the pullets and to me. I remember one of them biting me on the hand -- hard! -- and twisting his beak.

Alpha boy crowed really early, at 8 weeks. I heard the other two only rarely, and they were much later. (So I held out hope they were girls... sigh.) The two I culled were terrorizing the pullets. It got so that they wouldn't come off the roost and I had to go in the coop and feed and water them out of bowls. That's when I knew those two cockerels had to go for the good of the flock. An hour after the second one was gone, the girls came out and Darl (alpha cockerel, now only one) tidbitted for them when I brought in watermelon.

I'm curious why your experience was so different? Much larger flocks with more females, maybe? I know I have what would be considered too few females for one male, but so far, it's working.

My flock was 35 pullets and hens. 2 roosters and 5 nearly a year old cockerels.
Yes the situation was different.

 

[Wainbowmudd]

I’m obsessed with my Starlight Green egger, she started laying on thanksgiving and hasn’t stopped. Beautiful eggs, looks and personality

 

[DoeAndGander]

I’m obsessed with my Starlight Green egger, she started laying on thanksgiving and hasn’t stopped. Beautiful eggs, looks and personality

Photo?

 

[Wainbowmudd]

Photo?

 

[chickengr]

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what breed is the crested barred hen?

 

[Aquira]

I'll get a better picture of her later, but I have a silkie with light skin. So I imagine she's a mix - but probably mostly silkie.

 

[DustyDivas]

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Love the egg colour
Definitely need to get some more colourful eggs into my little flock

 

[Wainbowmudd]

what breed is the crested barred hen?

Olive Egger, my best guess is cuckoo Marans mixed with cream crested legbar