Australia - Six states..and that funny little island.

[Pinky Macgyver]

You could have recessive white in your Line of Plymouth rocks...

Must be what it is. I'm sure that they're pure. Both would have to carry the white gene then wouldn't they? So 25% will be w/w, 50% will be B/w and 25% will be B/B? I dunno the proper way to represent the genes but I figure w for white, B for barred

 

[chickarooo]

Hi all, I have two roosters in one off my flock and both attack I don't want to get rid of them cause they are beautiful things Frizzle named Puffle and a Wyandotte called Prince Charles but we like to call him Charlie I can send some pics if u want I also want to know if there is any way of stopping them from attacking.

 

[Trish28]

I think all bantams are lovers of being broody. My pekins are broody all the time and feisty little girls when they are too.

Ah. Thanks

She was quick to break her broodiness, I popped her in the cage yesterday morning and she laid an egg this morning so I let her out and she's not been near the boxes since

 

[Sandstorm495]

Hi all, I have two roosters in one off my flock and both attack I don't want to get rid of them cause they are beautiful things Frizzle named Puffle and a Wyandotte called Prince Charles but we like to call him Charlie I can send some pics if u want I also want to know if there is any way of stopping them from attacking.

I think that you should get rid of them, or cull them. If you really want to keep them, then I'd separate them and keep them in a separate pen. I'd like to see some pics though!

 

[Sandstorm495]

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/603023/mean-rooster
Would this help, maybe?

 

[CB and CG]

Pinky,
I think that recessive white represented by c/c
Barred is B/B
Yes you are correct:

25% will be recessive white (c/c)
50% will be barred carrying recessive white (B/c)
25% will be barred (B/B)

Hope that makes sense
Are these the first Plymouth rocks you have hatched from your line?
How many have you set?

 

[Pinky Macgyver]

Pinky,
I think that recessive white represented by c/c
Barred is B/B
Yes you are correct:

25% will be recessive white (c/c)
50% will be barred carrying recessive white (B/c)
25% will be barred (B/B)

Hope that makes sense
Are these the first Plymouth rocks you have hatched from your line?
How many have you set?

yep, they're the first I've hatched of my own but satay has hatched from mine and just recently a friend hatched a couple. Waiting for her to send some pics .

About the mean rooster, I spent a lot of time with mine for the first year, would hold him on my lap in the morning so he wouldn't crow until everyone was awake. Now he's more docile than my hen around me, but attacks my partner. The trick seems to be just holding him till he calms down but I can see that going terribly wrong in a different situation.

 

[Pinky Macgyver]

This is her

 

[Ashburnham]

Recessive white sounds plausible.
Hang on to it - it may be an interesting bird.


xxxx M

 

[cluckcluckluke]

Can't wait to see how this white rock turns out.

White Rocks are actually a breed though, so you could breed from him/ her and get white rocks!!!