Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Grandma The Chicken]

Tying back to my previous post, here's Grandma and Tony side by side. Tony is a Barred Plymouth Rock and Grandma is a Partridge Plymouth Rock, I'm assuming.

 

[Ponypoor]

She's a partridge Plymouth Rock, just like Pear. Those feathers are partridge patterned (identical to silver penciled but on a red ground color) with a mahogany tone to the red.

I’ll have 1 of those too…

 

[Ponypoor]

Yep your broom now has a forever home

Did you like the addition of the manure rake? Good for also picking up chicken poops from shavings.

 

[Ponypoor]

Tying back to my previous post, here's Grandma and Tony side by side. Tony is a Barred Plymouth Rock and Grandma is a Partridge Plymouth Rock, I'm assuming.
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Like my Pepper-Larry - a zebra chicken

 

[rural mouse]

What's noteworthy is what Grandma's breeding history entails to get that Barnevelder look ~ so pretty.

There's no connection between a Barnevelder and Partridge Plymouth Rock. Other than at the VERY beginning...maybe...
Barnevelder history:

In the 1850s Asian chickens began to arrive in Europe, where they were at first known as "Shanghai" chickens. These were initially cross-bred among themselves, and only later developed into breeds such as the Brahma, the Cochin and the Croad Langshan.[1] From about 1865, some of these Shanghai chickens were cross-bred with local farmyard chickens in the area of Barneveld. Towards the end of the nineteenth century there may also have been some breeding with a type called Amerikaanse Nuthoenders ("American utility birds"), which showed some similarity to the American Wyandotte;[5] it is not known what these birds were, or if they were really American.[1] In about 1906 there may also have been some cross-breeding with British Buff Orpington stock.[6]: 99  According to Hans Schippers, the greatest influence on the characteristics of the Barnevelder was from the Langshan, which contributed hardiness, brown eggs, and good winter production.[5]

The name Barnevelder was first used for birds shown at the Landbouwtentoonstelling or agricultural exhibition held in The Hague in 1911.[7]: 164  From about this time attempts were made to breed for consistent type and colour.[6]: 100  However, when the Dutch Poultry Club discussed whether to accept the Barnevelder as a new breed in 1919, it was found to be too variable.[8]: 105  In 1921 a breeders' association was formed, and the first standard was drawn up. The breed was recognised in 1923.[1]

From about 1921 the Barnevelder was exported to the United Kingdom, where brown eggs were in demand. The birds were at first very variable, with single-laced, double-laced or – mostly – partridge plumage. Partridge and double-laced varieties were included in the British Poultry Standard; the double-laced became the principal variety.[9]: 62  There may have been some cross-breeding with Indian Game stock.[10] The partridge variety was added to the Standard of Perfection of the American Poultry Association in 1991.[2]
Characteristics
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Four colour varieties are recognised by the Barnevelderclub of the Netherlands in both large fowl and bantams: double-laced, double-laced blue, black and white. The silver double-laced variety was recognised – in the bantam only – in 2009,[11][12] and the silver-black double-laced was recognised in 2014;[13] other varieties are in development.[14] The Entente Européenne recognises two further colours in large fowl – blue and partridge; for bantams it recognises crele and partridge in addition to those recognised in Holland, and lists the blue.[3] In the United Kingdom the four varieties recognised are the double-laced blue, double-laced brown, double-laced silver and black.[15]: 74 
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The Rocks:
The Plymouth Rock was first shown in Boston in 1849, but was then not seen for another twenty years.[2] In 1869, in Worcester, Massachusetts, one D.A. Upham cross-bred some Black Java hens with a cock with barred plumage and a single comb; he selectively bred for barred plumage and clean (featherless) legs.[6]: 68  His birds were shown in Worcester in 1869; the modern Plymouth Rock is thought to derive from them.[2] Other people have been associated with the development of the Plymouth Rock, as have other chicken breeds including the Brahma, the Cochin (both white and buff), the Dominique and the White-faced Black Spanish.[2] According to the Livestock Conservancy, it may have originated from cross-breeding of Java birds with single-combed Dominiques;[7] or, based on genomic analysis, principally from the Dominique, with substantial contribution from the Java and Cochin and some input from other breeds.[8][9]

The Plymouth Rock was included in the first edition of the American Standard of Perfection of the new American Poultry Association in 1874.[2] The barred plumage pattern was the original one; other colors were later added.[2]

It became the most widespread chicken breed in the United States and remained so until about the time of World War II.[2] With the advent of industrial chicken farming, it was much used in the development of broiler hybrids but began to fall in popularity as a domestic fowl.[6]: 68 

In 2023 the Plymouth Rock was listed by the Livestock Conservancy as 'recovering', meaning that there were at least 2500 new registrations per year.[10] Worldwide, numbers for the Plymouth Rock are reported at almost 33000;[11] about 24000 are reported for the Barred Plymouth Rock[12] and over 970000 for the White variety.[13]

Characteristics
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The Plymouth Rock is easy to manage, is early-feathering, has good resistance to cold and is a good sitter.[2] It has a single comb with five points; the comb, wattles and ear-lobes are bright red. The legs are yellow and unfeathered. The beak is yellow or horn-colored.[6]: 69  The back is long and broad, and the breast fairly deep.[14]

In the United States, seven color varieties of the Plymouth Rock are recognized: barred, blue, buff, Columbian, partridge, silver-penciled and white.[3] Ten plumage varieties are listed by the Entente Européenne d'Aviculture et de Cuniculture, of which five – the barred, black, buff, Columbian and white – are recognized by the Poultry Club of Great Britain.[4] In Australia, the barred variant is split into two separate colors, dark barred and light barred.[15]

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My conclusions:
Similar base breeding stock used in totally different ways resulting in completely different and equally beautiful birds. Neither used in the development of the other as they were developed parallel to each other on different continents.

 

[rural mouse]

I’ll have 1 of those too…

I can get you half-breed or quarter breed mixed eggs....

 

[lightm]

A chilly day today, but they wanted to be outside a bit.

What a lovely flock!

 

[lightm]

FBA chicken Synopsis

14 to 21 December 2024​

Link to last week's synopsis

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@BY Bob
Hattie is boneless !
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-28230042
Bob caught her unwell in the snow. We all hope she gets better.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-28232075
Hattie's eyes updates :
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-28233624
And some hopeful improvement on Friday :
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-28246650
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@Debbie292d
Cold weather
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-28228383
Why Debbie prefers incubating eggs to having a broody
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-28229447
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@featherhead007
Blue love
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-28230155
A big boy for tax
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-28230957
Alex still misses Jaffar and feels like no other rooster will ever replace him.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-28242327
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@fuentemoon
Is sick for the first time in years
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-28237416
Doing better, with chickens !
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-28242523
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@Grandma The Chicken
Isn't she beautiful?
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-28239459
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@LhickenChicken gave some quick good news after a long absence :
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-28244206
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@ManueB
Cat and chicken deal
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-28229228
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@micstrachan tracking different groups age of death :
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-28229144
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@notabitail
Shared some good news from @Pastel the Rooster
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-28231841
And some picture of her chickens - chicken math at work again !
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-28240038
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@Ponypoor
46 ? Or..47 ?
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-28232440
The brats wanted out !
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-28229814
Petunia is a gorgeous black
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-28238130
Old ladies should be spoiled!
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-28238384
Mr LC wants trouble and Rosario may have a new home
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-28239550
A big Midnight Marans guy :
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-28239814
Too cold for chickens ?
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-28247147
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@RebeccaBoyd
No hatching this winter
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-28231371
Needs the perfect Silkie rooster to start breeding :
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-28231578
Rainy news on Friday
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-28246695
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@rural mouse
A glorious moon picture and a blurry thirsty not chicken !
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-28242211
More luck with Friday butts
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-28244576
A post with many wonderful pictures of mum, dad and child, showing how colour and especially black tail is inherited
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-28245235
Correction on whiskey :
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-28245409
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@SimpleJenn
Memories of Shep, to show the difference between Marans and BSL.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-28239723
We were sad to learn @SimpleJenn lost Shenron, her beloved bearded lizzard.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-28243009
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@Sylvester017
Blue eggs or blue chicken ?
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-28230205
A fluffy tribble :
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-28230271
The story of Shellby and Taffy
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-28231391
Opinion in various breed's temper :
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-28242406
Wheaten and blue wheaten chickens :
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-28245046
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@TOMTE
Sybil laid a speckled egg https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-28229131
Angry teapot lays an egg video !
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-28239553
Could Aliss be a BCM ?
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-28239706
Or maybe not
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-28242616

Thank you Manue!

 

[lightm]

Light wishes everyone a belated Merry Christmas

 

[featherhead007]

Did you like the addition of the manure rake? Good for also picking up chicken poops from shavings.

I’m thinking that everyone on this thread should own a manure rake and knee high boots!