Bob Blosl's Heritage Large Fowl Thread

[kathyinmo]

That is great to know, Chris! Thanks for that tip! I really appreciate all the tips I see.

 

[punky rooster]

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Me two Kathy we are very lucky to have experts here on this thread

 

[X2Farm]

Ahh, thanks for that tip Chris!! That'll help me in evaluating my BR chicks I have now, and the ones I'll be hatching out in a couple months!

 

[Chickielady]

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Early 70s .... hmmm, I do recall those were some good ol' days.

I love seeing pictures of the Barred Rocks from back in time...... Thanks for posting your picture.

Oh yeah I remember the 70s, a little, and I remember a place called the Cow Palace...:lol
Anyone have good pictures of the 2 variations in color Walt is speaking about ?

 

[Chickielady]

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This is very obvious on the Cuckoo Maran Cockeral and pullet !
The darker pullet's feathers grow very fast and are darker and blurrier as Chris said, and the Cockeral's feathers grow slower and more distinct more like a BR. I took a pic of one of my Silver Cuckoo Cockeral today, he is 9 or 10 mo old.

So these birds are a sex link bird, the males more like the PBR and the hens are much darker and blurrier barring...strange.

 

[Chris09]

I will also add this bit of information.

Sex determination based on slow and rapid feathering in egg layer chicks is widely used in poultry breeder farms in USA. In this method, the length of primer and secondary feathers at wing is measured. If slow feathering hens are husbandired with rapid feathering cocks, female hatchlings are rapid feathered while males are slow feathered. However, chicks having slow feathering gene show late sexual maturity and reduction in egg production and need a higher amount of dietary energy.

Chris

 

[punky rooster]

dark barred rock not my bird

lighter barred rock

Mitch

 

[Chris09]

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Now test for you Punky.
Why is one a, "Dark Barred" and the other a, "Light Barred"?

Chris

 

[punky rooster]

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Now test for you Punky.
Why is one a, "Dark Barred" and the other a, "Light Barred"?

Chris

Different breeding methods?
I don't know

 

[Chris09]

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Now test for you Punky.
Why is one a, "Dark Barred" and the other a, "Light Barred"?

Chris

Different breeding methods?
I don't know

Most likely the, "Light Barred" carries two copies of the Barring Gene where as the, "Dark Barred" most likely only carries one copy of the Barring Gene as with Barred Hens.

Chris