Barred rock x Leghorn?

[Aklady318]

I got 12 fertilized eggs from a chicken friend and was told one is from a barred rock. The only father is a leghorn. I've not had a barred rock before but often get "barring" patterns from my Australorp x leghorn chicks.

 

[Chickensandhorsesforlife]

the last two are boys. most likely Barred rock and leghorn

 

[The Happster]

They're not only BR × LH.
They're getting a beard and a pea comb from somewhere, and it's not from either of those breeds.

The first is a pullet, the other two are cockerels.

 

[Aklady318]

They're not only BR × LH.
They're getting a beard and a pea comb from somewhere, and it's not from either of those breeds.

The first is a pullet, the other two are cockerels.

Thank you both! So I failed to mention the other possible mother is an Easter egger same Leghorn father..sorry bout that. So, the first pic IS the BRxleghorn and pic 2&3 are probably just a barring pattern from the EEx Leghorn? Forgive my ignorance, pretty new to this but grateful for the expertise.

 

[Aklady318]

the last two are boys. most likely Barred rock and leghorn

Thank you! I forgot to mention the other possible mother is an Easter egger

 

[NatJ]

I got 12 fertilized eggs from a chicken friend and was told one is from a barred rock. The only father is a leghorn. I've not had a barred rock before but often get "barring" patterns from my Australorp x leghorn chicks.

Thank you! I forgot to mention the other possible mother is an Easter egger

How many of the eggs hatched? Do you know how many chicks hatched from what color of eggs?

Chicks with muffs & beards, or chicks with pea combs, should have the Easter Egger as their mother.

A chick from a Barred Rock mother should have white barring if it's a male, but might not if it's a female. This is because the barring gene is on the sex chromosome, and a hen passes it only to her sons. (The barred hen got it from her father, not her mother.) Of course if the Leghorn rooster is white, you can't tell whether he also has white bars in his white feathers.

 

[JedJackson]

Thank you both! So I failed to mention the other possible mother is an Easter egger same Leghorn father..sorry bout that. So, the first pic IS the BRxleghorn and pic 2&3 are probably just a barring pattern from the EEx Leghorn? Forgive my ignorance, pretty new to this but grateful for the expertise.

If the Easter egger mother was barred, then yes, that cross makes sense. If the EE wasn't barred, then something else is going on.

 

[VeryHappyHens]

I Agree!

 

[Aklady318]

How many of the eggs hatched? Do you know how many chicks hatched from what color of eggs?

Chicks with muffs & beards, or chicks with pea combs, should have the Easter Egger as their mother.

A chick from a Barred Rock mother should have white barring if it's a male, but might not if it's a female. This is because the barring gene is on the sex chromosome, and a hen passes it only to her sons. (The barred hen got it from her father, not her mother.) Of course if the Leghorn rooster is white, you can't tell whether he also has white bars in his white feathers.

these are the ones I was given and I also hatched 12 of my own. EE x leghorn and TS "Americauna" x Leghorn. All hatched minus 2 brown eggs. Because the dad's of both sets of 12 are brothers it's kind of hard to tell who's belongs to who. Just trying to nail down the barred rock for now as I learn more about each breed.

 

[Aklady318]

If the Easter egger mother was barred, then yes, that cross makes sense. If the EE wasn't barred, then something else is going on.

These were the eggs given to me. 2 brown eggs did not hatch but everything else did. Additionally I added 12 from mine. EE x leghorn and americauna from tractor supply x leghorn. They hatched 10/29 here are some pics of the hatchlings up to recently. Lots of white, splash, grey with orang, grey and a few barred looking. Lots of puffy cheeks