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Post by iaechickens on Feb 15, 2014 13:40:09 GMT -5
I'm just thinking now, but it never hurts to plan ahead. Are there any easy projects or crosses using Buffs, preferably buff hens in a project or cross so all I would need is a rooster. I think I have read using a barred rock on buffs can make a neat bird. I haven't read up on all the color genes yet. We are at least a year off on doing something.
A second question along the same lines, I could see myself buying a gold lace pair or jubelee's. How do these breed through? Is it like a recessive deal where you'd get %25 what you want %50 percent "x" and 25% "y" or a 50/50 or they're all colored similar to what you want just varying degrees there of. |
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Post by d12chandler on Feb 17, 2014 16:53:16 GMT -5
I tryed to male Golden laced orps by crossing a GL Dot to a buff orp. I got buff birds with light black hackles. I trashed the ides.
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Post by Carm on Feb 18, 2014 8:28:19 GMT -5
I crossed a buff orpington pullet with a barnevelder (partridge colour) rooster so my daughter could pick out a few different looking chicks. We had 4 "Maddie Chicks" that were all male. They were all the same colour. Like Don, we weren't really excited with what we got. It would take another cross to make him look more orpington like, or another cross to the barnevelder to get the better colour. I would think it would be a long process to consistently get a cross you like. Also, my uncle tried crele orpingtons and got every colour imaginable from the offspring. Except crele. Here is our cross:  |
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Post by Jon Alden on Feb 18, 2014 9:32:29 GMT -5
I tryed to male Golden laced orps by crossing a GL Dot to a buff orp. I got buff birds with light black hackles. I trashed the ides. Would work better to cross a GL Dote male over black females. You will never see the progress you want in first generation crosses, you have to give it at least 2-3 years. |
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Post by Rooster Lew on Jul 16, 2014 16:39:42 GMT -5
.... I think I have read using a barred rock on buffs can make a neat bird. .....
Barred rock on a buff will just get you a poorly barred, poorly colored black bird with some gold leakage...most likely . We have both a Cockerel and a Pullet from this mating...and they are kind of cool looking. The Pullets "barring" isn't very strong. Almost laced in areas. Now if you continued to breed back to buff orps, keeping only barred birds, eventually you'd make Lemon Cuckoo's...or BUff Barred. Would be alot less work to just get a Lemon Cuckoo! |
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