Roosters

[aoxa]

Quite honestly, I'm not sure what my rooster is. He is big and beautiful, that's for sure and was told he was a rock. I will take a pic and see if I can post it here. I'm new to this. Anyway, I incubate eggs to raise chickens for meat but I'm really getting into this chicken and rabbit thing. I also raise New Zealand White rabbits. My plan on the chickens was to keep a rooster from this breeding and dress out the rest. Then, I will mate him with the pure Giant Black Jerseys. I also have an Ameraucana in the mix I want to start a line of. So I would want to do the same there. Of course if I can just find one rooster of each breed I could buy locally, I would.

Here is one of my better barred rock cockerels.

Production type barred rock rooster 1st generation with BR #2 as the father.

Female offspring

Another female The girls had better barring than the males full grown. The males had a lot of leak-through. You can tell if your BR is pure for barring just by the colour.

2 copies of barring gene looks light like this rooster (hens only get one copy of the barring gene from their father, and it appears like this girl in behind).

 

[Annie G]

OK, then mine is not a Barred Rock.




This is what I have.





I also have a gorgeous Wyandotte rooster. But he may soon be in the pot. All of a sudden he wants to attack me.

 

[aoxa]

OK, then mine is not a Barred Rock.  




This is what I have.





I also have a gorgeous Wyandotte rooster.  But he may soon be in the pot.  All of a sudden he wants to attack me.

Well then you are one step closer!!

 

[donrae]

So your rooster puts you at step 2 of ridgerunner's plan. Your roo is already split for barring and will give half barred offspring and half non barred when put over a non barred hen.

Or, you can put him over your (I'm guessing eater egger) ameraucana hens and get those cute barred easter eggers!

 

[aoxa]

So your rooster puts you at step 2 of ridgerunner's plan. Your roo is already split for barring and will give half barred offspring and half non barred when put over a non barred hen. Or, you can put him over your (I'm guessing eater egger) ameraucana hens and get those cute barred easter eggers!

I have some of those They are adorable!

 

[donrae]

I don't know why but a barred bird with muffs and a beard just looks so cute to me!

 

[aoxa]

I don't know why but a barred bird with muffs and a beard just looks so cute to me!

Mine are still at the age where their beards are just feathering out. I can't wait to see them fully grown I have almost 100% girls in the barred. I was really lucky. 80% of my last hatch appears to be girls.