Plymouth Rock thread!

[Silver Rock]

are you concerned about the amount of red on them? I ask because I also have silver penciled wyandottes and I KNOW they were recently crossed with partridge and when I get chicks that color I know they are going to have gold/red leakage. I know with the SPW the more silver and black at hatch the better the color will be. I work with the pullets but the roos CANT have any red or cream..if they do I get partridge chicks I don't want.

Well in my opinion I think the reason why the Silver Penciled Plymouth Rock chicks show the rich chestnut spot on the top of their head and down the center of their back is because of the ebeb (brown) gene the Silver Penciled Plymouth Rocks carry.

Here is the deception of the Silver Penciled Plymouth Rock chick pattern out of a older APA Standard. As you can see below by the Standard the chicks should have the rich chestnut markings on the head and back. So it would concern me more if they lack the color given by the Standard.

 

[cbnovick]

I like and you "done good" for shipped eggs hope they do good for ya, more Rocks

Jeff

X2 ...........50% t'aint bad a'tall on shipped eggs

 

[catdaddyfro]

Thanks ALL for the replies. So Jeff, the partridge rock does carry mahogany? Take a look at this and tell me what you think.

"I don not have any partridge rock but have some silver penciled, so I may very well be wrong on whether they carry Mahogany, but to my recollection they are more brown than red correct." - post #1012 of 'The Rhodebar Thread' page - 102. (sorry don't know how to link?)

Heres the rundown of the genotype for the partridge male:

zwart getekend goud patrijs
black patterned gold duckwing
e+e+ co+co+ db+db+ pg+pg+ ml+ml+ Cha+Cha+ mh+mh+ di+di+ Ig+Ig+ cb+cb+ i+i+ bl+bl+ Lav+Lav+ C+C+ Mo+Mo+ b+b+ s+s+ Choc+Choc+

7th set is non Mahogany

The red enhancer is s+ (gold)

My mistake coffee level was low when posting this morning ('bout as good of a excuse I could muster up) LOL
Jeff

 

[Silver Rock]

One thing I have noticed is the Danny Padgett chicks look to be lighter in color than the Dick Horstman chicks at day old.

Danny Padgett / Silver Penciled Plymouth Rock chicks

Dick Horstman / Silver Penciled Plymouth Rock chicks.

 

[Chickens Naturally]

Heres the rundown of the genotype for the partridge male:

zwart getekend goud patrijs
black patterned gold duckwing
e+e+ co+co+ db+db+ pg+pg+ ml+ml+ Cha+Cha+ mh+mh+ di+di+ Ig+Ig+ cb+cb+ i+i+ bl+bl+ Lav+Lav+ C+C+ Mo+Mo+ b+b+ s+s+ Choc+Choc+

7th set mh+ is mahogany

Jeff

Thanks Jeff. I started trying to look it up and decided I was too tired, lol. Thanks for the information!

ETA - wait, I thought the + signs meant it was lacking?? Sorry, I'm a novice at genetics

 

[catdaddyfro]

Thanks Jeff. I started trying to look it up and decided I was too tired, lol. Thanks for the information!

ETA - wait, I thought the + signs meant it was lacking?? Sorry, I'm a novice at genetics

You are correct I missed that one Mh is mahogany sorry. the red enhancer is s+ =gold here.

 

[cbnovick]

One thing I have noticed is the Danny Padgett chicks look to be lighter in color than the Dick Horstman chicks at day old.

Danny Padgett / Silver Penciled Plymouth Rock chicks

Dick Horstman / Silver Penciled Plymouth Rock chicks.

Really cool that you made the distinction... and have photos to compare.
Both sets of 'chipmunk" marked chicks are precious.
I am enjoying your developing story. thumbs up!!

 

[Silver Rock]

Really cool that you made the distinction... and have photos to compare.
Both sets of 'chipmunk" marked chicks are precious.
I am enjoying your developing story. thumbs up!!

Thank you, Cindy and I look forward to comparing the two lines week by week. I have weekly pictures of my Horstman line that I will compare to my Padgett line to see how they differ from week to week as the Padgett line grows out. Well the incubator is done with the last chick needing a little help getting out of its egg this morning. So I ended up with 11 chicks and that is not bad considering I was only charged for 12 eggs. I am very happy.

 

[1TurkenLover]

Hoping This is a Pullet ?

He/she is molting and about 5 months old.








Did I guess right ? a Pullet

 

[DMRippy]

Hoping This is a Pullet ? He/she is molting and about 5 months old. Did I guess right ? a Pullet

I think you got it right!