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Yes, the barred and/or cuckoo gene is passed from hen to male offspring only when mated with a solid male. All boys will hatch with a white dot on their head. :)

I don't think this is merely from feather picking or mating. There looks like there is a greater issue, something dermatological going on. Considering that you are not seeing any evidence of poultry lice or fowl mites, I would treat for depluming mites and maybe use a hen saddle while healing as...

Some of my babies....

I have many chickens, but my oldest is Opal.

I I had a cross beak rooster named Edward Scissorbeak

Here are two, young Flowering Orpingtons (Swedish Flower Hen over Jubilee Orpington hybrids) out of my flock of 80+ chickens, 7 guineas, and 2 ducks.