General Information
- Breed Purpose
- Dual Purpose
- Comb
- Single
- Broodiness
- Seldom
- Climate Tolerance
- All Climates
- Egg Productivity
- High
- Egg Size
- Large
- Egg Color
- Brown
- Breed Temperament
- Friendly,Easily handled,Calm,Bears confinement well,Docile
- Breed Colors/Varieties
- Black and
Red
- Breed Size
- Large Fowl
Black Star and Red Star are trade names used for hybrids of two other recognized breeds, not itself an APA recognized breed. They are one of many hybrids more commonly called Red Sex-Linked or Black Sex-links.
Typically a red male chicken breed is crossed with a white or barred female to breed them.
Crossing a Rhode Island Red male and a Delaware female makes a Red Star. By crossing a Rhode Island Red male and a Barred Plymouth Rock female, a Black Star is created.
Typically a red male chicken breed is crossed with a white or barred female to breed them.
Crossing a Rhode Island Red male and a Delaware female makes a Red Star. By crossing a Rhode Island Red male and a Barred Plymouth Rock female, a Black Star is created.