Naming CROSSES

[texcatlin]

This question comes from another popular website.Which one come first male or female in naming crosses. Example: Sweater (female) X Albany (male) or vice versa. What does make sense to you guys? Thank you response.

[newtogame2]

I tend to think the second name is the main strain, while the first name is the secondary strain. For example a Sweater Roundhead means it is a Roundhead with some (less than 50%) Sweater. A Roundhead Sweater is other way around. We are speaking English here. In most other languages, it's the opposite. When it's 50/50, it can be called either way.

So I think the corrrect way would be to have the hen strain as the main (second) name, because the cock/hen % in the offsprings is around 30/70 (we tend to use 50/50 for easy calculation, especially when we later breed father to daughters, then grandfather to granddaughters, or mother to son, etc...).

But in most cases, people name their fowls after their brood cocks. Why? Because men rule. :lol:

[Bobwhite]

Anytime I name a cross I put the Cock side before the hen.

Cock/Hen

[Gallos Locos]

me too :teeth:

[jonjie88]

positive side first... so i agree with Gallos and bob White.


......wife will use husband's name
......always start the winning record ( W - L )
......when measuring, always write the longest side first

.....and a lot more

.....but doesn't matter actually, it can be vice versa in cockfighting

but it's important--- always obey the golden rule

[redwings]

I agree with GL all the way! Male Bloodline x Female Bloodline.
EX. Lemon84(M) x RH(F)

[Edwin Kubojiri]

Generally speaking, I agree with the others (M/F) but there are exceptions.

For instance, Hatch/Kelso's. Even if I use Kelso cock over Hatch hen I call them Hatch/Kelso's because it sounds better. :p

Same thing goes for Kelso/Roundheads. It just sounds better.

[newtogame2]

Edwin,

You are right. I often hear "Hatch Roundhead", but I have never heard "Roundhead Hatch." It just does not roll off the tongue quite smoothly. So in cases like this, the male/female order does not apply.

[Edwin Kubojiri]

We may be wrong new2, but our cross names sound better!

[tsampoy]

in my opinion we begin with the word hatch because it is mostly the solid foundation blood of every breeder.what we infuse into them takes the second position in name breeding.the first name attach depends mostly on what foundation blood a breeder is using.;)

[hennie]

for clarity, i think it is better for a poster to say so and so cock x so and so hen. this will avoid the reader guessing who is male and who is female.

hennie

[ligas_paka2006]

:cool:

[Dragon Aces]

When I asked that question to some of the big time breeders, they all answered: Cock x Hen...... :blush:

[OakwoodGameFarm]

I guess there is NO Gen rule for naming X's. You just have to ask specifically the breeder which goes first hen or male chicken. Its just a matter of preference and how it sound right sometimes.

[DINOPATANI]

as what they've said...... if it is a 50/50 cross, then the more superior bloodline gets the first name...... say a kelso x hatch = Hatch-Kelso.....

but suppose you now have a 3/4 kelso x 1/4 hatch...... then it is better to call it Kelso-Hatch...... rather than the opposite...

just as what some of the old folks are tellin' me;) ... of course that might not be true......

[titanic]

its just d same.........for me:cool: