The Plymouth Rock Breeders thread

[Yard full o' rocks]

just thought I would share this pic of the next generation rock breeder

Holy cow.....that cockbird is as big as the young man!!

 

[weavers rocks]

How much does he weigh?

 

[dreamofglory]

Last time I weighed him he was around 5.1 kgs

 

[LindaB220]

Last time I weighed him he was around 5.1 kgs

I know what you can eat on Thanksgiving.

 

[Yard full o' rocks]

Last time I weighed him he was around 5.1 kgs

apprx 11 1/4 lbs!!! BIG BOY

 

[tigercreek]

Ok so Punnet Squares were one of the funnest things I've ever done - if it weren't for the disections in Bio -- I might have gone into genetics.

What are the possible Combos I'm looking at in my Whites and in my Plymouths?

The other thing that seems to be occurring -- is that my Blues are all Girls. Even the pullets I have now.

I'm moving coops occupants around this weekend anyways. I was originally going to put the blues in with a Partridge Roo I have. I will instead keep them with a White and some additional Partridges to hatch out more blues. I promise to keep everyone posted.

I never thought my girls would generate this much interest.

I haven't run your combination yet but I think there are a lot of possibilities, especially with your white rock being recessive, but here is a good place to play.

http://kippenjungle.nl/kruising.html

what I think you would want to do to produce laced blues is to put the blue pullets back to their sire. you will want to isolate the blues and splashes as soon as you can once you have established that you have the Pg gene. I hope that is correct. let me see if I can get some advice from someone that knows what they are talking about......

 

[tigercreek]

just thought I would share this pic of the next generation rock breeder

Good looking pair of boys there!!

 

[tigercreek]

Stan....if it was dominant white you are correct, the chicks would have been white. Now as for partridge dominance I am not certain.

Keep in mind partridge are actually "double laced" as opposed to Andalusian which is "laced"....not certain if you could breed out the double lacing of a partridge or not (it actually the same pattern as silver penciled, just in a different base color)

From the chicken calculator, it looks like double lacing is due to the CO gene along with the Pg gene. Thought that might interest you....seems like it could be bred out but it might take aome test breeding.....

 

[Yard full o' rocks]

From the chicken calculator, it looks like double lacing is due to the CO gene along with the Pg gene. Thought that might interest you....seems like it could be bred out but it might take aome test breeding.....

Send me a screenshot of what you're seeing.....if I use the calculator, in the presence of Columbian (Co/Co), the pattern of a partridge bird, becomes black patterned, gold columbian...I lose (or cover up) the penciling entirely

thanks

 

[tigercreek]

Co,Pg,Ml
Co Pg Ml Co, Pg and Ml render single lacing.
Co,Ml Co Ml Co and Ml render a quail type pattern, columbian with patterned back.
Pg,Ml Pg Ml Pg and Ml without Co render double lacing.
Db,Pg,Ml Db Pg Ml Db, Pg and Ml render spangling.
Db,Pg Db Pg Db and Pg render autosomal barring, quilt pattern.
Co,Db,Pg,Ml Co Db Pg Ml Co, Db ,Pg and Ml render single lacing (or half moon spangling) with patterned tail
Co,Db,Ml Co Db Ml Co and Ml render a quail type pattern, columbian with patterned back.
Db,Ml Db Ml Db and Ml render a quail type pattern, columbian with patterned back.
Co,Pg Co Pg
Co and Pg possibly render an incomplete single lacing
http://kippenjungle.nl/Overzicht.htm#kippengenen

I have a long way to go before I begin to understand this stuff, and how to use the calc.. I found this just poking around over there..

Send me a screenshot of what you're seeing.....if I use the calculator, in the presence of Columbian (Co/Co), the pattern of a partridge bird, becomes black patterned, gold columbian...I lose (or cover up) the penciling entirely

thanks