Mildly. I've read a little on it and I have two from last year. But this is still only my second year having chickens and since I'm not in an area that would allow me to have too many to play with genetics, I'm not trying to. Problem was he wasn't labeled at all. They just had a whole bunch of...
I suspected it was a male but wasn't confident. Started off for the first 6 weeks looking like a roo but now the feathers seem more rounded like my pullets and not pointy like my other young roos.
Random tractor supply chick I added to my flock this summer. Approx 12ws old and very friendly. I noticed today while giving pets some red poking through around the neck and body. At first I feared blood. Turned out it was the feathers themselves. Is this normal for a barred rock?