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The lack of the double barring gene, required for a BR male, makes his over all look dark. Plus, the barring is blotchy. This likely indicates that he is a cross. The tell tale sign is the gold/red/brown leakage in the wing. Unless that is merely a photographic anomaly, those red/brown...

Agree. Looks a bit younger. Additionally, his breeding isn't all that good, so we're seeing mottled barring and a darker overall look. I'd say cockerel. Not standard bred Barred Rock. With two barring genes, a BR cockerel of that age should look like this.