Oh gee, thanks guys
The barring on his upper wing isn't great. But if you see how starting at his saddle feathers and continuing along to the tip of his tail, the rows stay pretty parallel? That's what you want to aim for.
Here's one more of Fabio 2.0 and two pictures of some younger pullets...
He doesn't have perfect barring by a long shot, but see how his rows keep pretty uniform in direction, almost all of them end up pointing the same way in continuing lines across is body?
I totally groom my chickens before a show right on my dining room table and wash them in my kitchen sink.
She has really nice type. Good tail, a little long. Her barring isn't great. It's crisp but uneven and kinda all over the place. Good face. Very pretty bird, should do well for you! I'd be...