The Million Dollar Blue Rock Question

[BlackHackle]

Okay, I don't know much about Rocks, but the Roo's colouration alone is making me cringe.

Uh, yea. It is terrible. He has good shape and type, but boy that color is borderline brown

 

[sylviethecochin]

Uh, yea. It is terrible. He has good shape and type, but boy that color is borderline brown

Which is preferable, shape or color? I mean, that's terrible quality blue, but I would think that the color would be easier to breed out than a narrow chest or swan neck would be.

 

[BlackHackle]

Which is preferable, shape or color? I mean, that's terrible quality blue, but I would think that the color would be easier to breed out than a narrow chest or swan neck would be.

He has been working on them for over 5 years and finally got the shape down packed. Yea, it is far easier to improve color than it is to improve shape.

 

[LilJoe]

ONLY good blue rock picture I could find

hard to see lacing though..

 

[BlackHackle]

ONLY good blue rock picture I could find
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hard to see lacing though..

Thank you soo much! I never knew ones with that quality actually existed!

 

[LilJoe]

I find it sad that the silver pencils are better than the blues..

Yea, they are soo rare breeders are doing all they can to bring them back.

Here is his rooster
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Here are his hens

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The rooster almost looks mauve...? Don't know why he wouldnt get a blue-er roo.

 

[BlackHackle]

I find it sad that the silver pencils are better than the blues..


The rooster almost looks mauve...? Don't know why he wouldnt get a blue-er roo.

He can't find any that are darker so he is breeding what he has back to standard

 

[LilJoe]

Something I found that might be another problem for blues. We probably import from the U.K.... their standard calls for no lacing..
http://www.theplymouthrockclub.co.uk/the_blue/

 

[BlackHackle]

Something I found that might be another problem for blues. We probably import from the U.K.... their standard calls for no lacing..
http://www.theplymouthrockclub.co.uk/the_blue/

Yea, that's your usual Blue rock for you. We probably do

 

[LilJoe]

Yea, that's your usual Blue rock for you. We probably do