Red and black?

[catdaddyfro]

Is it genetically possible to have a chicken that is red and black? I mean truly red and black, like a barred bird with those colors, or black with red lacing. Something like that. Or are black and red both genetically dominate?

NYReds says this too <"How about the obvious- Rhode Island Red"

yes a good example for sure Black-tailed Red


And how could one forget the originator of all the whole color spectrum of the chicken world the original black and red pattern, the Red Jungle Fowl=Black-breasted Red

Jeff

 

[Kev]

Non blue or splash versions of the Blue laced red Wyandottes. Their feathers would be red laced with black.

 

[catdaddyfro]

Non blue or splash versions of the Blue laced red Wyandottes. Their feathers would be red laced with black.

good point there Kev Golden laced Wyandottes of course, LOL

Jeff
ETA Barnvelders too its late I could come up with more I'm sure brain is tired out though

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

All chickens have both red and black pigment available. Neither of these pigments is dominant to the other; each goes to "it's own space" which depends on the specific genes carried by an individual bird. Dominance is more often misunderstood than understood.

 

[rudy_rooster]

Barnevelders and Dark cornish have red (gold) and black lacing. They can come in blue/red laced and black/silver laced too.

Beautiful! Thanks for sharing these photos!