[GrannieAnnie]

You're right, you could produce an amazing new breed and then you will be worth a fortune!

But yes, it's all about genetics now!   Look!

http://www.isapoultry.com/

[nuzuki]

Heres some pics as requested Craig. The light sussex appears to have the dominant features so far but he/she only hatched this morning so the colours could change.







Cheers

[Craigx]

Nice, any signs off the other 4 eggs?

Good luck!

Craig

[ANHBUC]

Was it Maran (cockerel) and Light Sussex (hen) or the other way around nuzuki?

[Craigx]

ANHBUC hey, did you sort your pictures out yet?

Craig

[ANHBUC]

ANHBUC hey, did you sort your pictures out yet?

Craig

Sorry didn't get it done today, the weather has been awful and I had to battle to get some Christmas shopping.  Will try tomorrow, that is if he/she will stay still long enough.   

[nuzuki]

The maran is a hen and the light sussex is a cockerel


Heres a pic of the early hatcher with his temporary friend...


I also have another 2 hatched in the incubator and the remaining 2 eggs look promising also which is great for this time of year. It seems I almost gave up too soon   

Heres some hybrids (hatched via eggs from a local lady in our village, I believe they have buff orpington in them)


Heres some hybrid eggs I hatched from ebay

[ANHBUC]

How can you tell the Light Sussex is a cockerel?  When I had them all the info I found online said you had to wait until they were 8 weeks or older.

Here is the picture of my Light Sussex x Partridge Wyandotte bantam (cockerel) and one of my Welsummer cockerel and one of my Black Rocks that I hope will breed.

[nuzuki]

Hey ANHBUC, I meant the father is a light sussex and the mother is a cuckoo maran. I have no idea about the offspring as of yet. I know you can do vent sexing from day 1 but I hear it takes a keen eye and lots of experience. Check out the program "dirty jobs" with mike rowe, in one episode he works on a chicken farm that practises day old vent sexing.

Lovely hybrids you have there by the way

[GrannieAnnie]

If you get good at vent sexing, there is money in it!  When Brian used to help his friend out who had a turkey farm, this is going back 15 years.  The old man who used to vent sex for him chanrged £70 an HOUR!

And he wasn't always right either!! lol

[nuzuki]

Wow that is worth considering, im just afraid I might squash a chick too hard. Apparently you have to squeeze their belly and a bit of poo/wee comes out and whilst this happens you have a quick glance at the vent to see if there is a lump or not. Lump equals boy, and no lump equals girl. Sounds so easy but I guess in practise its not 

[ANHBUC]

Hey ANHBUC, I meant the father is a light sussex and the mother is a cuckoo maran. I have no idea about the offspring as of yet. I know you can do vent sexing from day 1 but I hear it takes a keen eye and lots of experience. Check out the program "dirty jobs" with mike rowe, in one episode he works on a chicken farm that practises day old vent sexing.

Lovely hybrids you have there by the way

Silly me I did ask the question, I blame it on Christmas frenzy!   

When you advertise the offspring you need to put cockerel x hen.   :blink: