These pullets are mostly White Leghorns and Black Orpingtons, but the presence of some marked birds indicates that cross-breeding has occurred. If the parent stock is sound, cross-breeding can result in increased vigour, egg production, and rate of growth, but the progeny of such a mating should never be used for breeding.
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New Zealand Journal of Agriculture, Volume 79, Issue 3, 15 September 1949, Page 205
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52These pullets are mostly White Leghorns and Black Orpingtons, but the presence of some marked birds indicates that cross-breeding has occurred. If the parent stock is sound, cross-breeding can result in increased vigour, egg production, and rate of growth, but the progeny of such a mating should never be used for breeding. New Zealand Journal of Agriculture, Volume 79, Issue 3, 15 September 1949, Page 205
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