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Maybe I should have mentioned that the two pictures I put on here are pictures of birds that I used to have. In the spring I plan on getting some more to work with. I had to part with them due to me moving and then getting recalled back to the army for a tour overseas. The standard does say dusky yellow, but only on the females and dusky yellow is yellow legs with just a hue or tint of black on it. Most splash have better yellow legs, so breed to a few splash pullets to improve leg color. I don't know where everybody got these strains, so I don't know the breeding behind them (so this may not work) but try breeding a black male to a white hen to get splash with good type and leg color. I do agree too about production and I actually weigh my eggs. A plymouth rock egg should weigh 2 ounces, or 24 ounces to a dozen, and should be a good tannish brown color. The eggs can be heavier, but never smaller than this.
This picture shows poor blue color, but you can see the dusky yellow the standard is somewhat referring too, this is actually to dark. When dusky yellow is referred too, it actually means on the front of the shank, the sides of the shank are still yellow.
David
This picture shows poor blue color, but you can see the dusky yellow the standard is somewhat referring too, this is actually to dark. When dusky yellow is referred too, it actually means on the front of the shank, the sides of the shank are still yellow.
David