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Livestock => Poultry & Waterfowl => Topic started by: milly molly on April 17, 2016, 07:15:03 pm

Title: sasso x ixworth
Post by: milly molly on April 17, 2016, 07:15:03 pm
anybody fancy trying sasso x ixworth? ive got 5 sasso girls started to lay before the chop so put my ixworth boy in their and hes been working well so considering hatching some, only prob is ive been given the no more chooks ultimatum althoug it was him that gave the sassos a stay of execution![/size]anyways i can see how they hatch but they need to go elsewhere for rearing the girls were off heat by 3 weeks and outside by 5 in oct/nov im sw scotland ml12[/color]
Title: Re: sasso x ixworth
Post by: Dave C on April 18, 2016, 07:47:16 pm
Interesting cross, I raised some Sasso birds last year and kept some hens back for breeding, they were the slower growing Label Rouge type, it was my intention to cross them to my Indian Game but I lost them to the fox while I was working away!

What type of Sasso's do you have ?
Title: Re: sasso x ixworth
Post by: milly molly on April 19, 2016, 07:25:15 pm
they are brown, not sure of the strain as bought them as day olds, they are a bit thick but caught on eventually to the free range life, they are active enough though
Title: Re: sasso x ixworth
Post by: Dave C on April 19, 2016, 09:09:06 pm
If you want to set some eggs I will buy some chicks from you, heading north from Carlisle how long would it take me to get to yours ?
Title: Re: sasso x ixworth
Post by: milly molly on April 20, 2016, 04:56:32 pm
carlisle is about an hour away j14 off m74, will have enough in a couple of days to set a batch

Title: Re: sasso x ixworth
Post by: Dave C on April 20, 2016, 09:58:55 pm
Yeh I get over that way with work so will be no problem pickin them up.

PM me when you have set them and we will sort things out  :thumbsup:
Title: Re: sasso x ixworth
Post by: milly molly on April 21, 2016, 08:06:30 pm
ok thanks