Hens are also non barred.
When I say light mean lighter red, pale red and without black lacing on the neck.
Cocks are darker than hens.
Euskal Oiloa gorria and marraduna are both red columbians (like buff sussex) where marradunas has barred gen and zilarra is White columbian (like light...
Sorry but I think you are confused about the Basque Country. There is not deserts ay all. The climate in the Basque Country is the same as in the United Kingdom, wet and rainy with, not deserts at all.
I only keep the rooster I show him in the second pic. I have a very clean and light
marraduna hens to get alavesa hens. Alavesa hen was developed, those days, from very light color marraduna hens and red roosters.