Double laced Barnevelder roo over various hens colour advice please.

[Amer]

Hmm, it looks like the US Standard calls for a laced breast but black breasts seem rather common around here.

 

[RoostersAreAwesome]

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I believe it's phenotype single laced but genotype double laced in the males.

http://barnevelderclub.uk/breed-standards

Really interesting article here about how the black breast was bred out in the UK for lacing about 100 years ago compared to the original black breast in the Netherlands. So maybe there are BBRs still knocking around? Mine has a laced breast.

https://cluckin.net/the-barnevelder.html

That’s odd. The laced breast phenotype is very rare on double laced males. Even the pictures on the articles show black breasted males. Maybe it’s a bit more common in the UK than the US?

 

[Chicalina]

That’s odd. The laced breast phenotype is very rare on double laced males. Even the pictures on the articles show black breasted males. Maybe it’s a bit more common in the UK than the US?

It seems there are different breed standards around the world. This article is interesting about the lacing/BBR.

https://cluckin.net/the-double-laced-barnevelder.html

 

[Chicalina]

If the laced males are rare in the US, I have 2 show quality cockerels that someone could import from me!

 

[Amer]

If the laced males are rare in the US, I have 2 show quality cockerels that someone could import from me!

Heh, we might need it. Maybe that’s why Barnevelders are so rare here, they gave up on the coloring!

 

[NatJ]

I think they are considered red, or is it black for genetics purposes?

They are red, black, and not-black depending on which genes you are talking about:

Red (gold), not silver.

Black, not Blue or Splash.
Black, not Dominant White.
Black, not lavender.
Black, not chocolate.

Not-black because they have a pattern of black and red, not the E gene for Extended Black, which would make them black all over.

 

[Chicalina]

These are the boys. Thinking of keeping one if they could produce sex linked babies or pretty colour combos.

 

[Amer]

It seems there are different breed standards around the world. This article is interesting about the lacing/BBR.

https://cluckin.net/the-double-laced-barnevelder.html

Very informative.
I just realized your roosters probably wouldn’t help us much. We don’t have many double laced bantams here. XD

 

[Chicalina]

Very informative.
I just realized your roosters probably wouldn’t help us much. We don’t have many double laced bantams here. XD

They aren't that common in the UK either. I had to buy eggs from a breeder far away and get them shipped.

I only keep bantam sizes of chicken now for space reasons (so I can keep more). Plus less feed for more egg is a way better ratio with bantams. My little polish hens lay the same size egg as the huge LF buff Orpingtons I used to have, yet take up half the space and eat half the food!

 

[Amer]

They aren't that common in the UK either. I had to buy eggs from a breeder far away and get them shipped.

I only keep bantam sizes of chicken now for space reasons (so I can keep more). Plus less feed for more egg is a way better ratio with bantams. My little polish hens lay the same size egg as the huge LF buff Orpingtons I used to have, yet take up half the space and eat half the food!

I prefer bantams too for this reason.