All black barred rock at 8 weeks.

[Akgmrw62]

My guess is that Steve the pullet has an Americauna dad and a Barred Rock mom.

That is the conclusion came to. Thanks. Unfortunately I lost Steve when she was laying her first egg. She got.egg bound. I tried the Epsom warm soak bath, etc. No vet anywhere around here that looks at chickens also unfortunately. So took her to friend with lots chicken experience and they said her egg was twisted in the lining of her vent tube. She tried get it back inside and finally did but could not get lining u twisted. So egg could come out. I held her all her last night and bawled like a baby when she crossed over. She now has a little plot with a cross my son made out behind the OG hen house so she can still be close to her flock. I know, I know...I got sucker stamped across my forehead lol.

 

[Leilukka]

That is the conclusion came to. Thanks. Unfortunately I lost Steve when she was laying her first egg. She got.egg bound. I tried the Epsom warm soak bath, etc. No vet anywhere around here that looks at chickens also unfortunately. So took her to friend with lots chicken experience and they said her egg was twisted in the lining of her vent tube. She tried get it back inside and finally did but could not get lining u twisted. So egg could come out. I held her all her last night and bawled like a baby when she crossed over. She now has a little plot with a cross my son made out behind the OG hen house so she can still be close to her flock. I know, I know...I got sucker stamped across my forehead lol.

I'm sorry to hear that. I understand how hard that can be. We had 2 hens over a period of time die from egg bound too. What I have observed from them is that they somehow got dehydrated. I thought that was odd since there is always water out there. I have learned that sometimes other chickens kind of bully a chicken away from the waterer. Sometimes, some chicken breeds are really picky about dirty water. For example, the Plymouth breed wants clean water all the time. They will avoid drinking water that is dirty. I hope that knowledge can shed some light. Otherwise, with our's, that seemed to be the only possible factor. They had plenty of food and didn't seem like they were too hungry. Another idea I have is maybe a calcium or vitamin D deficiency. That might be an issue too.

 

[Chicken_tiger_catt]

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Another update and question. Steve is 3 days shy of 16 weeks now. First pic is mainly cause I love her sheen in the sun lol. But been reading on here and Google and guess when they have skinny pointy feathers on their hackles and tail and saddle that points to a Roo correct? Steve's feathers (to me anyway) all seem to be rounded. Yeti noticed today that she's got sharp spurs just barely poking thru (growing I guess you'd say) on her legs. Her comb has also grown. Does this point to my Steve actually being a "Steve" . I don't remember where I read it but thought had read once in a great while a hen will have spurs also. I am so hoping Steve is a hen lol. But thinking that's not so. Thanks again for any input. View attachment 3621297View attachment 3621150

they don't typically grow so long that you would notice them, but both hens and roosters can have leg spurs, and I know a few Rhode Island Red hens who have them. they still give me between 6 and 7 eggs a week each, and I have a half Plymouth named Uno that I hatched from one a few weeks ago!

 

[Akgmrw62]

I'm sorry to hear that. I understand how hard that can be. We had 2 hens over a period of time die from egg bound too. What I have observed from them is that they somehow got dehydrated. I thought that was odd since there is always water out there. I have learned that sometimes other chickens kind of bully a chicken away from the waterer. Sometimes, some chicken breeds are really picky about dirty water. For example, the Plymouth breed wants clean water all the time. They will avoid drinking water that is dirty. I hope that knowledge can shed some light. Otherwise, with our's, that seemed to be the only possible factor. They had plenty of food and didn't seem like they were too hungry. Another idea I have is maybe a calcium or vitamin D deficiency. That might be an issue too.

Good info to keep in mind. Thanks . I'm not sure how she got mixed in the barred rock in (from Hoovers or if orschlens employee didn't pay attention. She def had aracauna in her as she had no tail stump at all. She just seemed to have a weaker health from the get go. Did change water couple three ( sometimes more ) a day as the other girls just found it more interesting to kick up stuff aiming at the waterers lol. Possible vitamin deficiency. They were on the medicated starter feed, then grower feed and then the layer feed since.
I personally think either she was a bad breed somehow that happened at Hoovers or just was deformed somehow from birth internally. Thanks again for the info will def keep it in mind for future.

 

[Don don]

I bought 3 chicks that were sold at a local national chain farm and garden type store as "Barred Rock". They were all three black when got them. The all black one in first photo was all black as chick. Had no white stripe on top of head. The two speckled ones in second photo had the white stripe on top of head and have stayed a bit bigger then my black one. They are 8 weeks old now. When I've tried to Google lens "Steve" (grandbaby named her after some black creature from Minecraft () it keeps popping up Araucana. I've tried to find if some barred rock stay all black as grow up but no luck. Any thoughts on this would be appreciated. Oh he has started getting a lot more of the ear feathers lately where they stick out noticably. Thanks all.

I have also hatched out 12 Plymouth rock chicks and 3 of them are jet black. Posted a picture of hen and rooster and was told rooster may not be pure but looks like a magnificent Plymouth rock. Very strange.

 

[Chicken_tiger_catt]

I have also hatched out 12 Plymouth rock chicks and 3 of them are jet black. Posted a picture of hen and rooster and was told rooster may not be pure but looks like a magnificent Plymouth rock. Very strange.

he's probably single Barred. hens are only single, so some chicks could be hatched without barring.

 

[Mandisgirls]

I bought 3 chicks that were sold at a local national chain farm and garden type store as "Barred Rock". They were all three black when got them. The all black one in first photo was all black as chick. Had no white stripe on top of head. The two speckled ones in second photo had the white stripe on top of head and have stayed a bit bigger then my black one. They are 8 weeks old now. When I've tried to Google lens "Steve" (grandbaby named her after some black creature from Minecraft () it keeps popping up Araucana. I've tried to find if some barred rock stay all black as grow up but no luck. Any thoughts on this would be appreciated. Oh he has started getting a lot more of the ear feathers lately where they stick out noticably. Thanks all.

Hi. I know you posted this a year ago.. we had the same situation. We bought 2 barred rock chicks at a national feed store. They both had white chests and one had white on her wings as chicks but are 8w they are both totally black with that beautiful turquoise sheen . One has rounded red feathers on her back. I could not understand the answers you were given. Some said barred rock females don't get the white bars unless they are pure, some said yours was an Americana. Did you ever come to a final conclusion. It doesn't matter to us because we have a "blended" back yard bunch...lol. Always hoping they are hens but we go by "You know when they crow!" It would be nice to know what the breed might be in case we have to re-home in the future. Thanks

 

[Akgmrw62]

Hi. I know you posted this a year ago.. we had the same situation. We bought 2 barred rock chicks at a national feed store. They both had white chests and one had white on her wings as chicks but are 8w they are both totally black with that beautiful turquoise sheen . One has rounded red feathers on her back. I could not understand the answers you were given. Some said barred rock females don't get the white bars unless they are pure, some said yours was an Americana. Did you ever come to a final conclusion. It doesn't matter to us because we have a "blended" back yard bunch...lol. Always hoping they are hens but we go by "You know when they crow!" It would be nice to know what the breed might be in case we have to re-home in the future. Thanks

Your's sound adorable! Pic? I've come to decision, from answers here and just web research, that he had one parent bared rock and one was either pure araucana or had a lot of the dominant genes of araucana. Cause he has no triangle tail bones and looks like 3/4 of a chicken lengthwise lol. Poor Midget has 2 "tail feathers that drop down behind him. Will post pic of his majestic self when I get home from work.

 

[Mandisgirls]

This is NOIRI and OBAMI. NOIRI (on the left) has red feathers on her back. What I do love is that beautiful blue/green sheen when the sun hits them. I thought it was cool you were able to catch yours in a picture. They are all my daughter, Mandi's girls but I enjoy them as much as her. We have 2 Brahma, 2 Blue Production, 1 Polish, the two Barred Rock, 1 Delaware and just added two babies under a hen yesterday, 1 silver Lace Wyandotte and 1 Chochin. We can have 8 chickens, our youngest five are 1 wk and 8wks. Unfortunately we have a tendency to end up with roo's and have to re-home them. But in the meantime we call it 8 1/2 because the other 2 are itty bitty...lol