What would a Buff Orpington x Delaware look like?
2010年2月5日 · 391. Southwest TN. Male Delaware to female Buff Orpington looks just like Del's with a few splatters of rust colored feathers showing up anywhere including the males tailfeathers. I have some that are 4 and a half months old, from my daughters Buff hen and my Del roo. They are pretty, sweet, good natured, and big birds.
Delaware | BackYard Chickens - Learn How to Raise Chickens
2017年5月15日 · The Delaware comes in one color, white with slight black barring on the ends of the hackle, wings and tails. It is a very good choice for a dual purpose flock in general and are decent forgers for a free range dual purpose flock. The hens are good layers of very large brown eggs, are occasionally broody and good mothers.
Barring still in there in RIR x Delaware cross?
2008年7月28日 · A Delaware hen will pass on the barring gene to her sons, not her daughters. Unless reintroduced, the barring is forever lost through the female offspring. This is a result of a Speckled Sussex rooster over a Delaware hen. The barring is passed on. This shows the offspring of the SS and Delaware. The boy is barred.
Delaware Hen or Rooster? - BackYard Chickens
2012年2月10日 · 141. Midway, GA. Roooooooooooo. You can see the tightly barred saddle and hackle feathers. If you were to look at these on a kitchen table or piece of dark paper, the tips would be pointed. ETA: Spurs don't usually show up for well over a year, and if you have another rooster this guy may not crow. Often the non-dominant roos do not crow as it ...
Delaware Blue Hen | BackYard Chickens - Learn How to Raise …
2017年5月15日 · There are still some traditional bloodlines of the Blue Hen owned by Delaware natives. The Delaware Blue Hen was named the state bird of Delaware in 1939. Genetically, two Blue Hens will produce 50% blue, 25% white, and 25% black offspring, like other blue breeds. Breeding a splash and a black will result in 100% blue offspring.
Speckled Sussex Roo x Delaware hen - BackYard Chickens
2009年2月2日 · All three yellowish chicks were roosters from the Delaware hen. One of the darker red ones was a pullet from the Delaware hen) From Henk's calculator, I thought the Delaware female cross would be a lot darker. These two shots are of the Delaware offspring at 19 days. The juvenile plumage of these two is different so I think one is a roo and one ...
If I mix a Ameraucana with a Delaware....what should I expect
2011年11月22日 · The problem with egg color is that you don't know what genes the rooster has. A true Ameraucana will have two blue genes, but with EE's, you just don't know. If both genes in that pair are blue, then all his offspring will inherit one blue gene and lay green eggs, thanks to the brown contribution from the Delaware hen.
Delaware rooster x Rhode Island Red hen - BackYard Chickens
2023年2月13日 · Jun 30, 2009. 3,704. 100. 228. Waverly, NY. I have a freind who is doing this right now, Deleware crossed w RIRs,the roosters came out a lighter color some mottled some with some barring. the hens darker and they lay freakishly large eggs, I almost fainted when she pulled a box of thier eggs out to show me, they looked like super large goose eggs.
Rhode Island Red rooster and Delaware hen cross
2009年6月14日 · 6. Strader said: Pullets/hens should turn out mostly red with some white speckles in different areas, but the roosters/ cockerels will be mostly white with a bit of tan or light cream color on shoulders or back, they also may have some slight black tail barring like the Delaware. I have hatched some of these myself.
Delaware or Sussex? | BackYard Chickens - Learn How to Raise …
Mar 2, 2011. 9,123. 341. 316. Knee Deep. sussex have white legs dellies have yellow legs dellies also has barring like black on the black areas where-as light sussex should be solid black in the black areas. Jan 17, 2013. #3.