What would a Buff Orpington x Delaware look like?

[Liz Birdlover]

I bred a Silver Lace Wyandotte Roo & a Blue Wyandotte hen, someone must have recessive red...he's a handsome baby Roo.

 

[Jabebee13]

Very cute roo.... I have 4 pullets BO right now.

 

[Jabebee13]

Here's a Delaware.... From privett hatchery. I was just on a post saying the black part is most dominant. So black tails.... Black tipped wings. With other colors. White and yellow chickens.

 

[Liz Birdlover]

If you cross a Buff Orpington rooster with a Delaware hen the chicks would be sex-links (according to Tadkerson's very helpful sticky

). What color would the resulting pullet chicks grow up to be? Would they look kinda like a buff columbian?

Has anyone done this cross? Thanks!

I got this hen as a young adult so I don't know her pedigree for sure, but she sure looks like a Delaware Buff mix. She has the nicest personality, just love her!

https://www.countrypure.net/buffdelawareorpington.html

 

[SputniksChickens]

Hi everyone, I’m in a similar situation. I have some chickens I rescued and have no idea what they are or their sex. Can someone help identify. They are about 8 weeks old and are as big as my full grown Easter Egger.

 

[Liz Birdlover]

Hi everyone, I’m in a similar situation. I have some chickens I rescued and have no idea what they are or their sex. Can someone help identify. They are about 8 weeks old and are as big as my full grown Easter Egger.

The white ones look just like my Delawares. The red one is RIR or RIR mix. I have RIRs, Cinnamon Queens, Red Stars & ISA Browns, she looks alot like my RIRs & Red Stars.

 

[SputniksChickens]

The white ones look just like my Delawares. The red one is RIR or RIR mix. I have RIRs, Cinnamon Queens, Red Stars & ISA Browns, she looks alot like my RIRs & Red Stars.
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Thank you for your help. Ya I definitely think they look like them I just wasn’t sure because they are so big. The red one is bigger than my Australorp at only 8 weeks.

 

[ShrekDawg]

Thank you for your help. Ya I definitely think they look like them I just wasn’t sure because they are so big. The red one is bigger than my Australorp at only 8 weeks.

They kind of look like some sort of meat bird or meat cross.

 

[Liz Birdlover]

They kind of look like some sort of meat bird or meat cross.

Delawares are dual purpose, mine are laying eggs & lots of them. They'll die of old age here with me.

https://thriftyhomesteader.com/delaware-chicken/

https://cs-tf.com/delaware-chickens/

 

[ShrekDawg]

Delawares are dual purpose, mine are laying eggs, they'll die of old age here with me.

That’s true but even still, they wouldn’t grow THAT fast would they? I had one before but I don’t really remember. I do know she ate a lot though and was quite big. But idk how fast she grew.