He looks like one of my early barred rhode island red. You will get barred black and black if you cross him with a dominique. I would not cross the barred male on dominique. Your bird is most likely heterozygous (split) for columbian; I believe he only carries one columbian gene. If you want more like him, cross him with another black tailed red. Half of the offspring should have similar barring.
You can get rapid feathering stock if a hatchery feather sexes their black-tailed red chicks. The females will be rapid feathering.
You can produce your own rapid feathering female hybrids by crossing a black tailed red hen on a red leghorn male. The body type of the offspring will be on the small size much like a leghorn. You could regain the body size in a few crosses with dual purpose fowl.
Tim
You can get rapid feathering stock if a hatchery feather sexes their black-tailed red chicks. The females will be rapid feathering.
You can produce your own rapid feathering female hybrids by crossing a black tailed red hen on a red leghorn male. The body type of the offspring will be on the small size much like a leghorn. You could regain the body size in a few crosses with dual purpose fowl.
Tim
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