Double barring vs barring

[JacinLarkwell]

Miss information

Which was already corrected by another member back in the beginning and acknowledged

 

[Ziva Fiona]

Barring genetics for dummies like me:
Males of a barred breed carry two barring genes. Females, one. So, if they breed, the female passes it to her son, the male passes it to his son and daughter. So, the females will always be single barred, never double.
A single barred roo, aka had a double barred dad and non barred mom, or a barred mom and non-barred dad, onto a single barred hen results in all offspring being single barred.

I know it's an old post, but it got me, so trying to get an answer for below-thank you:

I have 3 cuckoo marans pullets, they are bound to start laying soon. From the above, they are single barred. Does it mean that if I mate them with my Langshan roo that we are likely to get pullets? I'm really tired of getting roos!

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Black rooster over barred hen results in all the cockerels being single factored barred and all pullets black.

So ... cockerels from such a breeding will look like normal barred females? Head spinning. Just when I think I know something!

 

[JacinLarkwell]

I know it's an old post, but it got me, so trying to get an answer for below-thank you:

I have 3 cuckoo marans pullets, they are bound to start laying soon. From the above, they are single barred. Does it mean that if I mate them with my Langshan roo that we are likely to get pullets? I'm really tired of getting roos!

No, just there pullets won't have barring. The color doesn't impact the ratio of male to female chicks. That depends on the individual hen

 

[JacinLarkwell]

So ... cockerels from such a breeding will look like normal barred females? Head spinning. Just when I think I know something!

Pretty much

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Pretty much

Thanks

 

[Ziva Fiona]

So ... cockerels from such a breeding will look like normal barred females? Head spinning. Just when I think I know something!

Same

 

[Ziva Fiona]

No, just there pullets won't have barring. The color doesn't impact the ratio of male to female chicks. That depends on the individual hen

Thanks. Fat chance, but is there a way we can make hens produce pullets?

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Thanks. Fat chance, but is there a way we can make hens produce pullets?

No. Just like you can't make a dog only father females

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Thanks. Fat chance, but is there a way we can make hens produce pullets?

If it could be done, someone would have figured it out by now, and that someone would be king of the chicken world!