Barred Rock?

[humblehillsfarm]

Sloppy.

Squirrel tail is a very high set tail, that curles down just like a squirrel.

My boy about 18 - 19 weeks.View attachment 2858320

So my guy is sloppy? Or a squirrel tail is sloppy?

BTW, my guy is 50% hatchery barred rock and the dad is a mix with Dominique in him. And thanks for humoring my questions.

 

[MysteryChicken]

So my guy is sloppy? Or a squirrel tail is sloppy?

BTW, my guy is 50% hatchery barred rock and the dad is a mix with Dominique in him. And thanks for humoring my questions.

His barring is sloppy.

You're welcome.

 

[humblehillsfarm]

His barring is sloppy.

You're welcome.

The dad is all white, not even barred. So not surprising. Too bad. I thought he was such a handsome roo! Haha

 

[MysteryChicken]

The dad is all white, not even barred. So not surprising. Too bad. I thought he was such a handsome roo! Haha

Pictures of the father? What was he mixed with besides Dominique?

 

[humblehillsfarm]

Pictures of the father? What was he mixed with besides Dominique?

I’m not even 100% sure of his Dominique heritage but he has black leakage and has thrown the barred gene twice with offspring from a buff Brahma. I’m not sure if the remaining mix either. I hatched him from eggs a friend gave me. Offspring is pictured. I already knew her barring was bad, but she’s the friendliest little gal and the rooster has been the friendliest roo I’ve ever had.

 

[MysteryChicken]

I’m not even 100% sure of his Dominique heritage but he has black leakage and has thrown the barred gene twice with offspring from a buff Brahma. I’m not sure if the remaining mix either. I hatched him from eggs a friend gave me. Offspring is pictured. I already knew her barring was bad, but she’s the friendliest little gal and the rooster has been the friendliest roo I’ve ever had.

I remember him now. I believe he's the one I believe who is carrying the B'sd, or Sex-linked dilution gene. It's a mutation of barring that makes White Plymouth Rocks white.

 

[humblehillsfarm]

I remember him now. I believe he's the one I believe who is carrying the B'sd, or Sex-linked dilution gene. It's a mutation of barring that makes White Plymouth Rocks white.

I had read at one point about white barring, and had thought at one point he might be white barred, but I also thought white barring could be seen on a close inspection. He has thrown fascinating genes. I've gotten every comb imaginable from him, but my understanding is a rose comb is a combination of multiple types of combs. My last female hatched from him was also from a buff brahma hen, and the chick was white with a pea comb and grey splashes and no feathered feet. The one pictured above was barred, obviously, some sort of modified comb, and feathered feet. Genetics are amazing. I had thought though that the barring came from his female chromosome, which would have meant barring would be present on all of the ladies. I guess I was wrong.

I had been humoring the idea of breeding the young barred roo to my hatchery stock barred rocks simply to get a friendly, large, "barred rock". This rooster is huge and then hens are fantastic layers. But then I have mixed feelings about producing a sub-par stock if they aren't checking off breed standards. I'd want to sell them, but with full transparency.

 

[FeatherTay]

I had read at one point about white barring, and had thought at one point he might be white barred, but I also thought white barring could be seen on a close inspection. He has thrown fascinating genes. I've gotten every comb imaginable from him, but my understanding is a rose comb is a combination of multiple types of combs. My last female hatched from him was also from a buff brahma hen, and the chick was white with a pea comb and grey splashes and no feathered feet. The one pictured above was barred, obviously, some sort of modified comb, and feathered feet. Genetics are amazing. I had thought though that the barring came from his female chromosome, which would have meant barring would be present on all of the ladies. I guess I was wrong.

I had been humoring the idea of breeding the young barred roo to my hatchery stock barred rocks simply to get a friendly, large, "barred rock". This rooster is huge and then hens are fantastic layers. But then I have mixed feelings about producing a sub-par stock if they aren't checking off breed standards. I'd want to sell them, but with full transparency.

Can I see a picture of that chick?

 

[MysteryChicken]

I had read at one point about white barring, and had thought at one point he might be white barred, but I also thought white barring could be seen on a close inspection. He has thrown fascinating genes. I've gotten every comb imaginable from him, but my understanding is a rose comb is a combination of multiple types of combs. My last female hatched from him was also from a buff brahma hen, and the chick was white with a pea comb and grey splashes and no feathered feet. The one pictured above was barred, obviously, some sort of modified comb, and feathered feet. Genetics are amazing. I had thought though that the barring came from his female chromosome, which would have meant barring would be present on all of the ladies. I guess I was wrong.

I had been humoring the idea of breeding the young barred roo to my hatchery stock barred rocks simply to get a friendly, large, "barred rock". This rooster is huge and then hens are fantastic layers. But then I have mixed feelings about producing a sub-par stock if they aren't checking off breed standards. I'd want to sell them, but with full transparency.

B^sd causes no barring to be seen. But one copy of the gene will throw Barred offspring. It's a recessive trait.

Rose comb is one gene: R/R, or R/r. Rose comb is dominant over single comb which is recessive, r/r, p/p.

 

[MysteryChicken]

We can take this subject into conversation, so we don't fill the thread up on off topic genetics talk, if you want?