Maybe you know this, Akcountrygrrl, but if the barred bird is indeed a Barred Rock (and it sure looks like it), wouldn't a roo have totally yellow legs and not yellow with the black down the front like I think I see on this one? I agree with you though, the tail feathers seem to be leading the...
The coloring of the feathers indicates female in a BR. In the one picture, even though it's a little blurry, it looks like it has a yellowish leg with the dark colored line down the front, also an indication of female.