But many breeders hatch their darkest eggs. Theoretically couldn’t you do the same with a cross and slowly get to a higher producing darker egg layer.
Maybe you couldn’t get to a 9 on the color chart but maybe a 6-7 that produces 30-50 more eggs a year?
selectively breed/hatch to only the...
Using a French Black copper Marans Roo on other breeds (isa brown, RIR) to increase egg production but keep dark eggs? Is it possible?
I have Isa browns, and I’m getting a couple
Dozen (or as many as my breeder has at hatch day on 24th) French Black Copper Marans Straight Runs
I hear the...