cross breed chicken

Hello all! So I am going to try to hatch eggs for the first time this year. I have a Blue Jersey Giant roo and 6 hens-red orpington, black laced red wyandotte, EE, and three red stars. I was curious if anyone has mixed these breeds with a BJG roo. Also any tips for incubating eggs for the first...

In the future I hope to breed chickens and I'm wondering if anyone one here has crossed a Starlight Green Egger with a Prairie Bluebell? If so photos of the offspring and their eggs would be appreciated.

I have 3 silver grey Dorking pullets. But no rooster. I have a brown leghorn rooster which I want to breed with them. I just have the following questions. How would the offspring look like? Would any chicks have 5 toes? Otherwise how long or how many generations would it take to breed back to...

Hi All! So last week, a chicken farmer I am acquainted with had to move to another property & had to sell off a lot of his chickens. I ended up purchasing a breeding pair of Boschvelder x Araucana. The father is a Boschvelder Rooster & the mother is a pure Araucana Hen. The Araucana is not...

Hi! We have now four broody hens. I was wondering if anyone has crosses of the following: White Maran (H) x Black Andalusian Welsummer (H) x Black Andalusian Frost White Legbar (H) x Black Andalusian Olive Egger (H) x Black Andalusian I’m interested to see whether anyone has examples of these...

Hey guys, first day as a real member of the BYC community, been a lurker for years. Joined literally just to ask this question. lol. Attaching pics of the rooster and hens. The only Lavender hen isn't laying quite yet, so all the babies will be a crossbreed. Has anyone done this particular cross...

I have a chick that is a cross between a black bantam silkie (hen) and a white JG (Roo) I know crazy right. She got out and I couldn't catch her for 3 days so she was with the big chickens. I collected her eggs from the yard and thought I'd try to hatch them. And sure enough she had been bred...

Post pics of your favorite crossbreeds! I'll kick it off with my blue wheaton ameraucana X red shouldered yokohama

What are the best chicken crosses? What mixed breeds of chickens are your favorite and why? What chickens are most broody? What chickens are most quite? What chickens produce the most eggs? What chickens are friendly towards other chickens and humans? What’s your favorite cross breed chicken and...

I have a 3 1/2 month old Dominique cockerel, but I’ve been noticing some differences in his plumage. On over half of his black and white feathers, he has a little bit of tint (greenish purple) kinda like an Australorp. Does a Dominique’s coloration have tints in it? I also have seen that their...

HAS ANYONE OUT THERE CROSS-BRED A *WHITE LEGHORN* rooster to a *RHODE ISLAND RED* hen? If so, can you tell me what the EGG PRODUCTION is like (color, size, frequency in laying, etc..)? I read that this particular cross outlays the org. pure breed. - - - - - - Last year, I decided I wanted...

Hello, I have Belefielder hens and a Black Copper Marans rooster. I was wondering if anyone has ever crossed these two breeds before? If so, do you have pictures? What do the eggs look like? I am curious to know if they would be worth incubating. I have a single blue Marans hen and she is the...

Hey! I thought we could talk about brahmas! Any kind! Especially rare crosses! Please post pics!!!

Hi everyone! I let my Buff Brahma hen sit some eggs, and her baby hatched! I know it's hers because her chick has inherited her feathery legs. Its daddy is a Swedish Flower Rooster. This their colorings for now! I was wondering what yall think of how they'll be colored as they age? Thanks so much!