Delaware x Barred Rock Chicks--Indy, Rex and Ira's Progress Thread

[nicalandia]

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He is not Heterozygous B/b is is actually Homozygous Barred and thats why he has such clear distinctive Barring unlix Rex which is only Heterozygous for barring... here is his Genetic Make up, E/eWh S/S B/B Co/Co Basically a Pure Barred Rock, with the exception of eWh wheaten from her Delaware father.

 

[nicalandia]

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Half of that cross will be pure for E/E and E/eWh making them Undistinguishable from Barred Rocks... specially the E/E birds

 

[speckledhen]

Quote: That is promising, Marvin, but you know me. I am completely clueless when you start talking gene designations! I have some sort of mental block about them.

 

[catdaddyfro]

That is promising, Marvin, but you know me. I am completely clueless when you start talking gene designations! I have some sort of mental block about them.

post up Iggy on here and see what Marvin thinks about it curious to know.

 

[nicalandia]

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This is Correct, He looks Pure Rock because the Only Difference between Quality Herritage Delaware and BR is Wheaten, eWh, Delawares get their Wheaten genes from their NH parent line, but they also have BR blood in them, so a Cross between a Herritage Delaware and a Herritage BR will give you more than just 1/2 BR, it will be Close to 75% and nearly Undistinguishable from its BR Parent,

 

[nicalandia]

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I have read the entire thread just to make sure I didnt make a fool of myself(didt in the past, but the thread was like 120 pages long LOL..) Rex mother is not BR right?

 

[speckledhen]

Need a new pic of Rex and will try to get one in a bit, but this is the last one I have. Marvin, this male has the same parents.

 

[catdaddyfro]

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I had the wrong name go back 3 post LOL

 

[nicalandia]

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thaat boy's Mother is not the BR hen, sorry, he is single barred(from Delaware father)

 

[speckledhen]

Rex's mother is a BR, yes, same parents as Indy, as far as I know.
Here is Rex, pics just taken, and he is 17 weeks old now:








This is Ira, also same parents as Rex and Indy, I think. Ira is a few days younger than Rex. Sorry for the blur, he's a tad more skittish than the others.



Marvin, the only other choices for mothers are blue or black Plymouth Rocks, no others. I have mostly BRs in that flock with the Delaware rooster, that and BBS Rocks.