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I did the cross, and they were just as dark as the welsummer eggs, I quit crossing them, just because I didnt want something to look close to the welsummer.  Half of the chicks turned out looking like red sex link hens, and the rest like an single comb/bearless americana hen.
Nate
Thats really interesting. I am very curious about the hens.... did they seem to be calmer than the RIR? Their eggs were colored like the welsummers... how was their size... I am really intrigued. My friends RIR hens are bullet proof when it comes to laying... they have been  laying all winter, they are so hardy. My welsummers have only been laying for 6 weeks..they hatched out last May.  Thanks,  Terry