Wantchooks Posted December 7, 2009 Share Posted December 7, 2009 I have seen some lovely Bovan Goldline chooks and I believe they are from a rhode Is red and a light sussex..........which seems to be the same cross as a ginger nut ranger! Are they the same? If so - why the different names? Can anyone explain to this thickie? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwing Posted December 7, 2009 Share Posted December 7, 2009 same thing There are quite a few names for the common hybrids out there, some 'owned' by certain breeders, some are just distinctive to certain suppliers, some are pretty names to attract buyers eg: Sweetie and some are named to seem different to the others! Makes for one complicated market place Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macfoy Posted December 7, 2009 Share Posted December 7, 2009 Hybrids are created by line breeding..................I don't know the full ins and outs but basically something like for example a batch of Rhode Island Reds is inbred. Father to daughters, grandfathers to grand daughters. Like I say I don't know the exact system. Inbreeding produces certain characteristics and will increase the amount of eggs the birds lay, it will of course increase any genetic faults but the breeders know what they are doing. When the birds are inbred to sufficient standard, then they are outcrossed to another inbred line, which in the case you ask about Light Sussex. Outcrossing like that produces what is known as "Hybrid vigour" which in this case produces a bird which lays an awful lot of eggs The difference will be that Bovans are produced by one lot of breeders and the Ginger Nut by another, so the standards may be slightly different, but basically if that is the cross then they are near enough the same. Do you understand that? If not I'll try again Macfoy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wantchooks Posted December 8, 2009 Author Share Posted December 8, 2009 Thanks both and now I understand....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
