Learning Genetics?

[Silkie Princess]

Following!

 

[MysteryChicken]

Here's a few variations of barring from my birds.
I no longer have the Cuckoo Marans hens.

 

[nicalandia]

Here's a few variations of barring from my birds.
I no longer have the Cuckoo Marans hens

Thanks, those two boys have absolutely beautiful barring and are a very good example of a Male with a single copy of barring(the one at the top) vs the one with double barring(bottom)

 

[MysteryChicken]

Thanks, those two boys have absolutely beautiful barring and are a very good example of a Male with a single copy of barring(the one at the top) vs the one with double barring(bottom)

Thanks.

Pictures one, & seven?

 

[nicalandia]

Thanks.

Pictures one, & seven?

Yes

 

[nicalandia]

People can also breed for Dark and Darker Barring as is seen in Australia where there are two types of Barred Plymouth Rocks, The Dark Barred Plymouth Rocks and the Light Barred Plymouth Rocks

Dark Barred Plymouth Rocks

 

[MysteryChicken]

People can also breed for Dark and Darker Barring as is seen in Australia where there are two types of Barred Plymouth Rocks, The Dark Barred Plymouth Rocks and the Light Barred Plymouth Rocks

Dark Barred Plymouth Rocks
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I think I've seen pictures of them. They're pretty.

 

[nicalandia]

Australian Light Barred Rocks(bantam size)

Light Barred Rock chicks

 

[Silkie Princess]

This is a bit off-topic but do you think this chick is male? I'm 99% sure he is but if so he is a really slow maturing cockerel. Thanks and sorry for being a but off- topic



(I'm talking about the barred one)

 

[MysteryChicken]

This is a bit off-topic but do you think this chick is male? I'm 99% sure he is but if so he is a really slow maturing cockerel. Thanks and sorry for being a but off- topic



(I'm talking about the barred one)

I'm pretty sure he's a cockerel.