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Ok that’s helpful, thank you. As I only have google and here to compile my info, any and all advice is appreciated.

Ok that is interesting, if i can use silver laced Wyandotte and Barred rocks to create a black sex link I think I’d like to try that. At least I will be dealing with breeds I would love to keep and breed. If i try find some darker laying rocks and some lighter laying Wyandotte I should be able...

No, I would just like the ability to breed a commercial laying bird (sex linked, like a black star or cinnamon queen etc) for any colour egg to offer to people only interested in hardy egg layers that are 95% guaranteed to be hens. But at the same time be able to produce an assortment of egg...

Thank you for the detailed response! I’m starting to wonder if I’m better off to start with a Cuckoo Maran, an Araucana strain and a cream egg laying strain like an Australorp. That way I could breed a commercial laying sex link and I would still be able to produce a variety of coloured eggs? I...

Thank you for the response! So ideally, to pull of as many egg colour combinations between 3 breeds and to allow for a sex link combination - Cuckoo Maran (Dark brown layer), Araucana (Blue layer), White Leghorn (White layer) I could then use those 3 to achieve a variety of cross breeds and egg...

If i wanted to breed birds that would allow me to have the following outcomes; White Eggs Brown Eggs Blue Eggs Green/Olive Eggs Sex Link (Red or Black) Dual Purpose for all if possible. How many original breeds of chicken would i need to start with? I understand i would need to start with the...