Cross bred breeds of chicken....

I was going though some photos and began thinking about all the different production purpose bred (bred speciificly for a focused purpose) that are out there. I was wondering if anyone could add to the list. If you have a descrptor of the breed, what theya re for, what went into them, if you like them, how well they produced, I would love to hear.

These are the names I have so far
Cinnamon Queens
Pepper Pots
ISA Browns
Sex-als
Red Stars
BLack Stars
Giant Gornish
Cornish rocks (Std cornish x plymouthrock bred for broilers)
Rockets

Blue Belle

A beautiful blue bird, derived from a Maran/Rhode Island Red. Lays 240 brown eggs, described as having a plum blush.

From a UK website. These intrigue me.
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oh cool. I will look that up!

SOmeone else mentioned Harco, but I forget what went into them.

Have you looked at this....
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As a kid, I remember my mom buying Harcos. THey were a black hen and I think pretty much the same as a Red Rock cross. The Red Rock crosses I purchased when I started keeping birds remnded me (and my mom) of the Harcos she used to have.

I think, could be wrong, that some of these crosses are the same cross, but different companies put different names on them? So a Red Rock cross and a Harco would both be a Rhode Island Red crossed with a Barred Rock. (I am not certain of this, just a guess)

Don't forget the largely valued and highly coveted Coopslave Winter Hardy Dark Layer!



(I really do have to come up with a name to call them........ )

OOOO, I have heard about those... I hear they are AMAZING!

I think you should call them beaverdell coopers.

Hmmm, bckev you may be on to something, I don't mind Coopers....
Done with the thread highjackin' now!!!!

I would love to add beaverdell coopers to my flock.

coopslave wrote:Don't forget the largely valued and highly coveted Coopslave Winter Hardy Dark Layer!



(I really do have to come up with a name to call them........ )

Pictures Please

prized olive eggers... black copper marans X ameracauna, a fav cross of many people

pm'd you bcboy so I don't hijack the thread any more

TripleJ, which is the rooster and which then hen? What colour are the pullets?

I use black copper rooster over a blue or splash ameracauna hen. So far most babies have. Been blue, with muffs, pea comb, excellent layers, if you use pure ameracauna (not easter egger). The offspring has better chance of laying that olive green egg I have pix on my FB page

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triplejfarms wrote:I use black copper rooster over a blue or splash ameracauna hen. So far most babies have. Been blue, with muffs, pea comb, excellent layers, if you use pure ameracauna (not easter egger). The offspring has better chance of laying that olive green egg I have pix on my FB page

They are not sexable by colour at birth, then?

If you used a cuckoo marans rooster they may be.