Rhode Island Red x Black Australorps

[RoseMarie1]

That's the two breeds I have as well and plan on keeping them all together.

 

[wantedman66]

Any pics I'm planning on breeding mine in the spring,hoping they will be good layers.

 

[nicalandia]

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they will look no different from what the Black sexlinks hens look, all black at hatch... but as you may know they will not be able to be sex at hatch becuase the male chicks will also be all black at hatch because they lack the sex linked barring gene...

 

[bray912]

They are excellent egg layers.

 

[LAReader]

I just posted my RIR/Australorp rooster cross! He looks like your hen!

 

[goodb]

I had a cockerel similar to THunter when I crossed a BA

roo with RIR hen. Here's his picture.

 

[LAReader]

Ooooh! Purdy! Bet he knows it too!

 

[Deej211]

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they will look no different from what the Black sexlinks hens look, all black at hatch... but as you may know they will not be able to be sex at hatch becuase the male chicks will also be all black at hatch because they lack the sex linked barring gene...

just had 4 hatch last week. 2 all black with ginger cast to head. 2 all black with the white face marking the same as australorp. Im assuming the australorp coloured ones are male and the black with gingery heads are females. The gingery ones have noticably smaller combs also

 

[Wyatt0224]

just had 4 hatch last week. 2 all black with ginger cast to head. 2 all black with the white face marking the same as australorp. Im assuming the australorp coloured ones are male and the black with gingery heads are females. The gingery ones have noticably smaller combs also

 

[Wyatt0224]

just had 4 hatch last week. 2 all black with ginger cast to head. 2 all black with the white face marking the same as australorp. Im assuming the australorp coloured ones are male and the black with gingery heads are females. The gingery ones have noticably smaller combs also

Can you post pictures of them?