Plymouth Rock thread!

[DMRippy]

Quote: Mine was intentional too since I didn't have any solid roos.... I didn't have as many options back then..... now I see options in all the breeds I don't get mates for.

NOW I am working backwards to get what you started with. lol

 

[Yard full o' rocks]

Yeah I remember this from way back stan, but you didn't get Blue roos right, just blue barred.Another thing you have to realize is to keep the blue going you have to keep splash and blacks to breed back to from time to time as breeding blues to blues doesn't work 100%.In otherwords you will always be raising 3 different varieties of the same breed. If you keep using the barred roos you will always have barring in the background some where. The blacks that Scott will be making will work wonders in these projects.IMO

LOL I'm not a blue breeder I'm just spouting my mouth off at what I've read, take it for what its worth,LOL

Hey but when I grow up one of these days in about another thirty or forty breeding years i'd love to make a blue delaware patterned bird it would look like a coronation sussex with the neck hackles barred, instead of columbian striped and the males to have the blue barred tails too, hey I can dream huh?

Jeff

Jeff

You might be closer to this than you think!! I have a Col Rock pullet from last yr that I am pretty sure is a "blue columbian" sport. Hackles and saddles are bluish gray, undercolor is white. NOT that I want a bunch of them, BUT, I am going to single mate her to true Col Rock cockerel and see what the offspring look like. If she breeds true to "blue", I should get a combination of regular and "blue columbian" offspring. At that point all you lack is barring in the hackles and tails, which could probably be incorporated by using a Delaware female

 

[catdaddyfro]

Jeff

You might be closer to this than you think!! I have a Col Rock pullet from last yr that I am pretty sure is a "blue columbian" sport. Hackles and saddles are bluish gray, undercolor is white. NOT that I want a bunch of them, BUT, I am going to single mate her to true Col Rock cockerel and see what the offspring look like. If she breeds true to "blue", I should get a combination of regular and "blue columbian" offspring. At that point all you lack is barring in the hackles and tails, which could probably be incorporated by using a Delaware female

LOL Scott I don't know whether your the devil in disguise or what? LOL Kinda like the difference of the hanging a carrot on a stick and string in front of the mules face to lead him on, a or a drug dealer flaunting a crack bag in front of a junkie LOL

It sounds good but I got a few other things in line before I even attempt that "little" ordeal

Thanks for the input though and yes this one of the the reasons I'm gonna get me some of those BIG Columbians to have on hand here too for future projects. I have quite a few in mind but it will be a while before I get around to them. I have to get me some regular stuff going first before playing with the far-out things LOL

Jeff

 

[DMRippy]

Some of my new Blue Barred Pullets, every gen the barring gets better, not really sure why that is taking as many generation as it is to get the barring better.

I don't mind working on it.

 

[chickenandchick]

Some of my new Blue Barred Pullets, every gen the barring gets better, not really sure why that is taking as many generation as it is to get the barring better.

I don't mind working on it.

These chickens are beautiful, and you have done a wonderful job on the barring of the breed!

 

[DMRippy]

Thanks they still have a way to go on the barring.

 

[Wynette]

Question for some of you longtime breeders...as I look at my SOP and at the type of the Rocks pictured, I see a different conformation than what I am seeing being placed at shows (APA shows). In the book, I see more of a curved "U" shaped back to the cocks, and a very slight curve to the backs of the hens. At the shows, it seems that a "V" shaped back is what is taking top placings for Rocks. What I see at shows is almost exactly like the "V" on my Verizon cell phone as far as a topline.

Why?

Are we simply moving toward a different type, or is this due to the size of the bird being placed being so large these days? I'm not trying to offend anyone, but am super curious about this. I have a ton of work to do with my silver pencileds, and as I move forward, do I breed for the Verizon "V" or for more of a "U" shape?

 

[kathyinmo]

Read the SOP description, I think would be the best, rather than the pictures. ??

(Male) Back: Rather long, broad its entire length, flat at shoulders; nearly horizontal from neck to saddle, then showing a slight concave sweep to tail.

(Female) Back: Rather long, broad its entire length, flat at shoulders; extending with a slightly concave incline to tail;

PS - of course, I am not a long time breeder.

 

[Chloe77]

That's my beloved rooster, Mr. Man.

LOVE HIM!





And Cassandra, my stud hen.

 

[Chloe77]

Some of my new Blue Barred Pullets, every gen the barring gets better, not really sure why that is taking as many generation as it is to get the barring better.

I don't mind working on it.

I see a sweet roo behind them. He's a sweety.