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Yes, a head spot means that the chick inherited barring. Since hens can only pass barring to their sons, never their daughters, that means that if only the hen is barred in a cross, then only the male chicks can inherit the gene. 🙂

Do you know if the Legbar mix hen has barring? Was she for sure bred by a Blue, Black, or Splash rooster, or was there another rooster she was with? A non-barred rooster crossed to a barred hen would make sexlinks, where cockerels have barring and pullets do not. Whether or not they're chipmunk...