mixing chicken breeds
Posted: Sat Sep 03, 2011 6:43 pm
Hi guys, I have a question about chicken breeds.. I've bought myself 36 hatching eggs which are currently in an incubator and are due to hatch in about 2 weeks. There's a few varieties in there, French Marans, Cuckoo Marans, Black Silkies, Rhode Island Red, Black Orpington, Buff Orpington and Welsummers. When they hatch, I'm planning on keeping the breeds separate, getting cockerels from different breeders and breed my own hens from the 'hopefully' fertile eggs.
My question is about the French and Cuckoo Marans, should I keep them separate or put them all together? Same with the Orpingtons, will I get either Buff or Black from the eggs or will the offspring be a hybrid mixture of the two?
Any advice anyone can give me would be most appreciated.
Nick D. :)
My question is about the French and Cuckoo Marans, should I keep them separate or put them all together? Same with the Orpingtons, will I get either Buff or Black from the eggs or will the offspring be a hybrid mixture of the two?
Any advice anyone can give me would be most appreciated.
Nick D. :)