COLOR AND STRUCTURE OF PLUMAGE 



If the cross is made the other way and barred females are mated 

 to mongrel males, the purebred Barred Rock female will transmit 

 barring to her sons but not to her daughters. The character of 

 barring is always linked with the male. 



Now here are the salient points for the fancier-breeder of Barred 

 Rocks to grasp: If you want to breed better exhibition pullets, put 

 your money in a pullet-bred male. He will transmit barring to his 



A Black Mongrel and Her Barred Daughter. A Red Mongrel and Her Barred 

 Daughter. Result of Grading Up With a Pure Barred Plymouth Rock Male. 



daughters, and if highly bred will improve his daughters in the first 

 generation. If you want to produce better exhibition males, spend 

 your money for a good cockerel-bred female, for she can transmit 

 barring to her male chicks. Of course, a good exhibition male can 

 do the same, but he is more costly than a good cockerel-bred female. 

 The Barred Plymouth Rock male has been described as being 



