Dominique or barred rock?

[Muncy89]

Was thinking he's a barred rock just a light barred rock but the comb kinda looks like a mix between a single comb and another type idk

 

[Frazzemrat1]

Barred rock cockerel.
Single comb is BR. Rose comb is Dom.

 

[Muncy89]

Barred rock cockerel.
Single comb is BR. Rose comb is Dom.

Thats what I was thinking just noticed how to back end of the comb looked sorta like a rose comb tip. But anywho from the barring would you say he is a light barred rock (Like got a double dose of the barring genes) or what?

 

[Brahma Chicken5000]

Thats what I was thinking just noticed how to back end of the comb looked sorta like a rose comb tip. But anywho from the barring would you say he is a light barred rock (Like got a double dose of the barring genes) or what?

That’s what the males look like. The pullets/hens are darker.

 

[Frazzemrat1]

Yep, as a male, he definitely got a double dose. Males have two copies of the barring gene... making them lighter in color; females only have one copy making them darker. This goes for BR and Doms.

 

[Muncy89]

Alright appreciate all the info. Guy said it was a dom and as soon as I seen the comb I figured it was a BR, Preferred to have a BR over the dom anyway to attempt some backyard breeding. Thanks again for the quick replies

 

[Muncy89]

Yep, as a male, he definitely got a double dose. Males have two copies of the barring gene... making them lighter in color; females only have one copy making them darker. This goes for BR and Doms.

I was asking because of the info I found in this handy dandy little link https://barredplymouthrock.com/content/breeding-barred-rocks I was wanting to know if he actually is a light barred male vs a regularly barred male so I know how things will turn out if I breed him to a solid color hen

 

[cstephens1987]

I was asking because of the info I found in this handy dandy little link https://barredplymouthrock.com/content/breeding-barred-rocks I was wanting to know if he actually is a light barred male vs a regularly barred male so I know how things will turn out if I breed him to a solid color hen

Are you in Europe? APA doesn't recognize black Plymouth Rock and US breeders do not breed that way

 

[Muncy89]

Are you in Europe? APA doesn't recognize black Plymouth Rock and US breeders do not breed that way

So I couldn't breed him with a RIR and end up with all barred offspring? Thats the only difference Ive noticed myself was the fact they used a black hen vs using a red hen

 

[Helloworld]

That is what a real barred rock should look like. Most you see have wider black and thats not right.