Buff Barred Rock? Seriously?

[Omniskies]

I was reading a chapter on genetics in a chicken book and it mentioned that Buff Barred Rocks exist. Even Googling has brought up nothing. Has anyone heard of these before?

 

[Kanchii]

I've seen a few pictures around, not sure where. I'm sure someone will post a few on here. I love them. My favorites though, are the crele color, because they have both black barred and buff barring! Very pretty.

 

[Corey NC]

Are you sure it didn't say buff pymouth rock?

 

[flyingmonkeypoop]

There may be buff barred rocks, they can be 'made' with buff and barred birds. You would have to use a barred roo on buff hens. I was reading on the-coop last month about how people are working on making red barred birds. I have seen buff barred birds on feathersite under mixed breeds.

 

[MissPrissy]

Isn't a barred rock roo over a buff orp hen one of the ways to get a barred buff?

 

[flyingmonkeypoop]

Yes, if you cross a buff roo on barred hens you get a sexlink.

 

[Omniskies]

It was specifically referring to the buff barred. It was a paragraph about crossing a solid rooster to a barred hen. At the end there was a note that said any barring would work so long as it was the barred genetic, then mentioned the buff Barred Rock. I had to read it a second time to make sure, since I've never seen a buff barring on any breed.

If the offspring is from a buff x barred cross then would the chicks still have enough of the barred gene to be used for making sex-linked offspring?

 

[pretend farmer]

i think i have two buff barred rocks. here is an image from the breeder of what they look like

 

[sarah92107]

lemon cuckoo orpington are buff & barred. Very pretty, you can run a search here and there are some photos. I don't want to "borrow" anyones photos.

http://www.keiths-orps.co.uk/categories/large-fowl/lemon-cuckoo.html

I would love to know how to breed these lemon cuckoo orpingtons. You said a soild roo & barred hen make the solid color barring? That would be really interesting if it worked.

 

[k42001]

I have one but in real life you can really see the stripes. she might be a cross though because she has a muff. she is so soft

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