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RIR x Leghorn
Does anyone know what a RIR cross Leghorn looks like?
Are they sex-linked?
My guess is red with leakage.
Friday, December 31st, 2010
well the commercial layers such as lohman browns,you see everywhere are crosses or multiple crosses of rir and leghorn
Friday, December 31st, 2010
i thought they were cross of rir and riw?????
Friday, December 31st, 2010
well idont know the specifics but if they were crosses(i could be wrong)of rhode island whites then how come rhode island whites are so rare?
Friday, December 31st, 2010
killian
i have bird thats a rir (cock) crossed with a white leghorn hen, it's mainly white with red/brown on the wings and back, has the floppy comb of the leghorn but more like the RIR in overall size
Friday, December 31st, 2010
Thanks Sean for the info .Are they good layers?
Saturday, January 1st, 2011