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I would say #1 looks fine but #2 has WAY too much red. #2 appears to be a cockerel and should not have so much red, and should have lacing on the shoulders and upper part of the wing...that one does not. I wouldn't use him for breeding for sure as he's likely to pass that on.
Hope that helps,
DD
This pullet has not laid yet although she's been showing an intense interest in the nest boxes for the past 2 days so I'm sure it will be soon. All the others have been laying for a month. I agree about the *throwback* possibility, and it's been the plan to cull her and two of the other Barnie pullets who appear to have too much black and are unusually large. Those two have been very good layers though, but I can't let that deter me from keeping only the best of the lot. I'm culling the largest roo also...what a shame really as he is awesome in so many ways. But the cockerel pictured above (also my avatar) is the dominant bird and pretty much everything you'd want in a roo, and his Barnie coloring is a bit better. Both are calm with good dispositions, although neither cares to be handled.
I have never shown. I think the worries of stressing my birds or what they might pick up from others that could affect the rest of my flock, has put me off. A friend of mine left 3 of hers at the state fair and, without her knowledge, 2 of them were caged together and one of those came home very badly picked on, huge areas of missing feathers. She was outraged over it but there was nothing she could do.
Thanks for your feedback....so odd about that pullet's comb. Almost seemed to appear overnight.