Narragansett?

[Zenmonkey]

These were sold to me as day old poults, and as Narragansett. The one in the foreground has been reliably lighter colored than the others. It also seems like it's going to be a tom? But two others also look to be toms and are the same color as the others.

Thoughts? Thank you!

 

[R2elk]

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These were sold to me as day old poults, and as Narragansett. The one in the foreground has been reliably lighter colored than the others. It also seems like it's going to be a tom? But two others also look to be toms and are the same color as the others.

Thoughts? Thank you!

The one in the foreground may be a Golden Narragansett (bb nn Rr).

 

[Zenmonkey]

Many thanks for that.

 

[Zenmonkey]

So looking at that, it's basically got a single copy of recessive red thrown into the mix.

I'm pretty sure the breeder has bourbon red as well, but to get the Narragansett pattern in there, it wasn't just a one off mismatch.

Thank you again for extra eyes and insight!

 

[R2elk]

So looking at that, it's basically got a single copy of recessive red thrown into the mix.

I'm pretty sure the breeder has bourbon red as well, but to get the Narragansett pattern in there, it wasn't just a one off mismatch.

Thank you again for extra eyes and insight!

Bourbon Red (bb rr)
Narragansett (bb nn or bb n-)
Golden Narragansett (bb nn Rr or bb n- Rr)

For it to be a Golden Narragansett tom (bb nn Rr) it had to have been produced by either a Narragansett tom (bb nn) over a Golden Narragansett hen (bb n- Rr) or a Golden narragansett tom (bb nn Rr) over either a Narragansett hen (bb n-) or a Golden Narragansett hen (bbn- Rr).

One more way is for a Bourbon Red tom carrying the Narragansett gene (bb n- rr) crossed with a Golden Narragansett hen (bbn- Rr).

All direct matings with a Bourbon Red (bb rr) cannot produce a Golden Narragansett tom (bb nn Rr), it can only produce Bourbon Red toms carrying a hidden Narragansett gene and Golden Narragansett hens (bb n- Rr).

 

[Zenmonkey]

So a bourbon red split to Narragansett tom (bb nN rr) (looks like a regular bourbon red tom) crossed with a Narragansett hen (bb n- RR) would produce:
25% Golden Narragansett hens (bb n- Rr)
25% Golden Narragansett toms (bb nn Rr)
25% Red Bronze? toms split to Narragansett (bb Nn Rr)
25% Red Bronze? hens (bb N- Rr)

Thank you!