Rockshires..... Buff Barred Rockshires

[kathyinmo]

I took some pictures of my Buff Barred Columbians (Project Delaware F2s) today. I have 6 of them (all female, as expected), out of 200 eggs hatched. Some are darker than others. I imagine it has to do with how many barred genes they have? I call them Rockshires..... Buff Barred Rockshires.

How can I make males and then get them to breed true? Is it possible?? I also have 6 Buff Columbian female F2s, if they would be of any use in this.?

Note: F1s were Barred Rock male over New Hampshire female..... they were all barred (as expected). Those mated together and I got a variety (as was expected). These are one of the varieties that I kept.

F1s.....

F2s.... Buff Barred Rockshires....











One of the Buff Columbian pullets.....

 

[gryeyes]

Oh, Kathy - these photos make my back teeth ache with envy!

 

[pastorwalt]

I think I would cover one of these hens with a Hampshire roo to get a barred red Columbian roo
to continue the project. He won't be homozygous barred, but half his male offspring from "buff Rockshires" will be.
It will take a while to get something that breeds true, but it's doable
Walt

 

[kathyinmo]

Thank you, Walt. I am gonna give it a try.

Linda..... If I can make these, you will get some, my friend!

 

[HaikuHeritageFarm]

LOL, they look exactly like the Marraduna Basque hens! Very pretty.

 

[speckledhen]

Love them, Kathy.

 

[Henk69]

Interesting...
The new hampshires used don't seem to carry the Db gene.
The plymouth rocks are E based.
Thanks for publishing this!

 

[kathyinmo]

Here is a picture of the New Hampshire dams used to make the F1s....

 

[Henk69]

Yes, they have the hamsphire beauty...