Thinking of hatching Leghorn buff orpington hybrid??? Anyone else have this mix?

[chkncrazy]

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Thanks for the response yes that's what I meant I guess I did know how to edit the thread but I thought I can go to edit and fix all my old comments at any time but too much time has gone by thank you

 

[chkncrazy]

Not orpington but I hatched leghorn/Ameraucana crosses last month. I can't tell you anything about egg production yet, but I can tell you these seem like exceptionally hardy, robust chicks, and considering the way the eggs were abused before and during incubation, they would have to be.
They are all white with black specks, as you might imagine. Assuming yours are white leghorns, all your chicks will be the same color as mine.

The pic is them at a week old.View attachment 1956973

Yes my girls are white!!!! Your pica sure are cute.... is there anything on genetics and what colors they would lay depending on what the father was Etc?

 

[Noah Way Farm]

Yes my girls are white!!!! Your pica sure are cute.... is there anything on genetics and what colors they would lay depending on what the father was Etc?

I am guessing mine will lay light blue eggs. I think yours will lay a shade of brown lighter than your orpington but not white.

 

[R2elk]

Thanks for the response yes that's what I meant I guess I did know how to edit the thread but I thought I can go to edit and fix all my old comments at any time but too much time has gone by thank you

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[chkncrazy]

By the way I'm pretty sure the answer is going to be now but having a buff orpington rooster over white Leghorn Hen, wouldn't cause a sex link or auto sexing chick would it?????

 

[Chix4fun]

So I really really love my leghorns!!!!! I've had chickens for 30 some-odd years I've had every breed under the sun.... And since I don't need two dozen eggs a day I settled on Just four white leghorns.... And let me tell you they pump out eggs like nobody's business.... Winter spring summer fall I got three to four eggs a day.... Well the twist is my local feed store was giving away 2 free buff orpington roosters.... And I was like no no...then I went home and thought about it and then I told a couple of my chicken people about it and one of my friends said he was going to go get just one so then I said you know what let me grab the other guy..... Brought him home since I've had him for 2 days he's been quite the gentleman with the ladies.... Hasn't caused a ruckus, and most importantly hasn't attacked me... And we live on 4 acres and I only heard him crow four times this morning so I'm thinking he might be a keeper .for now... Then I started thinking well I do have an incubator... I wanted to maybe hatch out some eggs with this cross anybody else have experience with buff orpington Leghorn crosses???? I would really appreciate the input especially on egg production.... color variations...


Thank you!!!
Also
P.s. I will post pics later on...my poor little 4lb leghorns look so funny next to this 10 lb fluffy buff orpington he he he he

I have one year old Buff Orpington X Brown Leghorn hens. One lays brown eggs and the other three lay beige colored eggs. Two of the hens are large and plump. Two are slightly smaller and slimmer. Coloration is primarily buff with darker tailfeathers. Their brother is a beautiful rooster with red saddle and green tailfeathers.