Blue Rocks and Rhode Island Blues

[blue comet]

This is another pic of my Blue Rock Rooster. The hen is one of my other Rhode Island Blue hens. The other 2 Rhode Island Blue hens are black - like a Black Australorp, which the Rhode Island Blue is known to throw. I am really anxious to raise some chicks from this rooster and hen!

 

[blue comet]

This is my Rhode Island Blue rooster now. He is double the size of my Blue Rock rooster.

 

[janiemac60]

Does it matter if the rooster or hen are the Rhode Island Red

 

[blue comet]

I just hatched some chick's that are blue rock roo over Rhode Island blue hen. Once they get feathered out good, I will post some picks of them. I will also post pics of the opposite breeding... RIB roo over blue rock hens.

 

[blue comet]

These roosters are out of my rhode island blue roo and blue rock hens. The black pullet and splash pullet are too.

 

[blue comet]

Does it matter if the rooster or hen are the Rhode Island Red

This rooster is rhode island blue. I think some hatcheries call them Production blues. the picture isnt the best, but his tail feathers and part of his wing feathers are blue. I actually crossed my blue rock rooster over the rhode island blue hens. similar results, some black, some blue, some splash, but a couple of the roos have barring. I will post some picks of them soon.

 

[RoostersAreAwesome]

These roosters are out of my rhode island blue roo and blue rock hens. The black pullet and splash pullet are too.View attachment 2783638View attachment 2783639View attachment 2783644

Wow, that first cockerel is beautiful!

 

[blue comet]

Wow, that first cockerel is beautiful!

Thank you. He acts and even sounds like the RIB roo. I hatched 2 sets this year from RIB roo and Blue Rock hens. It is amazing the colorations that I am seeing. When breeding for blue, it is typical to see black, blue and blue splash, but the red leaks into some of the chicks and it is really exciting to see!