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Livestock => Poultry & Waterfowl => Topic started by: Rosemary on February 17, 2009, 08:58:10 am

Title: Breeding pure
Post by: Rosemary on February 17, 2009, 08:58:10 am

I have five Cream Created Legbar hens. I got a CCL cockerel on 7th Feb and they have been kept together since then. Prior to Hugo's arrival, the hens were running with our Copper Black Maran cockerel.

I'd like to set some CCL eggs - Hugo's "working". How long do I have to wait before I can be sure that the eggs are pure CCL and not Maran crosses?

Thanks

Rosemary

Title: Re: Breeding pure
Post by: carl on February 17, 2009, 09:06:41 am

can be upto 3 weeks for the marans work to be completely over and the new boy to be the only donor. although you could set a few eggs to see what shade you get from a maran x ccl pullet.