Breeding Blue Jersey Giants To Each Other

[Tamdog]

I purchased two ( supposedly female ) baby Blue Jersey Giants on March 11th. The DARK one turned out to be a male and I am wondering if he is really a Blue Jersey Giant since he looks so different from the female. Here are my questions 1) Does any one know if I breed them what they will look like? 2) Does this male really look like a BLUE
3) Are they hard to sex once they hatch? I have never done this before and of course - would want to keep the female hens. - and do not want to wait three months like I did this time to see which ones are male . Is it really hard to get rid of roosters if I end up with a bunch.

 

[hysop]

1) Blue X Blue= 50% Blue / 25% Black / 25% Splash

2) I recently got Jersey Giants but mine are only 2 weeks so I don’t know if that is blue but it looks it

3) You can try wing sexing but I don’t know how accurate that is. There is no other way of knowing to my knowledge.

I would either euthanize by decapitation or wait til they’re old enough to eat. But sadly there’s so many roosters in need of a home that it may be harder to rehome.

 

[RiverOtter]

Yup, both the same breed. Both blue. You'll get Blue, Black and Splash chicks. If you want 100% Blue, breed Black to Splash.

You can try to learn to vent sex if you don't want to wait and see. Everything else is pretty much just voodoo.

 

[Tamdog]

Yup, both the same breed. Both blue. You'll get Blue, Black and Splash chicks. If you want 100% Blue, breed Black to Splash.

You can try to learn to vent sex if you don't want to wait and see. Everything else is pretty much just voodoo.

I keep hearing about splash. What exactly is that?

 

[RiverOtter]

The Blue gene is basic Mendelian genetics.
Blue is a modifier gene that dilutes Black.

0 Blue genes = Black
1 Blue genes = Blue
2 Blue genes = Splash

It is one of the happy genes that works as a perfect Punnet square.

And Splash is pretty
https://www.google.com/search?q=spl...SxbDYIQ_AUoAXoECBIQAQ&biw=320&bih=490&dpr=1.5

 

[NatJ]

And Splash is pretty
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=bmNaLtC6vkU&ved=2ahUKEwiG7t7EmrLpAhUBHM0KHe3HBeMQwqsBMBN6BAgBEAM&usg=AOvVaw0QqXMLrcToIy-t4j1AhZHG

I'm not sure what you tried to link to, but that took me to a video about a robot.

 

[diamondsilkies]

I usually re-sell my roosters on Craigslist, but they may be a little harder to re-home right now since so many people bought chicks during COVID. You could try calling your local feed stores and asking them if they take extra roosters. A few in my area do, and one even pays me $5 for each one I bring in. They re-sell them for a little more than that.

 

[RiverOtter]

I'm not sure what you tried to link to, but that took me to a video about a robot.

ROFL, so sorry, my sister sent me that and it saved to my helpful auto-clipboard.

It's fixed now!

 

[Tamdog]

I'm not sure what you tried to link to, but that took me to a video about a robot.
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I usually re-sell my roosters on Craigslist, but they may be a little harder to re-home right now since so many people bought chicks during COVID. You could try calling your local feed stores and asking them if they take extra roosters. A few in my area do, and one even pays me $5 for each one I bring in. They re-sell them for a little more than that.

Thanks! It seems like there has been quite an interest in Jersey Giants in my area. I am hoping to re-home the extras. I will probably regret this vendor.