Barred Rock question

[patman75]

I have a 13 week old Barred Rock roo.

I noticed he had a red spot on his wing. I thought at first he hurt himself. I was able to catch him today and the red spot was actually one single redish feather.

He is from hachery stock, I got him at the feed store. I'm taking a wild guess that this is not normal and mostly likely it is because he is from a hatchery. Is there any other reasons for the one single red feather?

Just wondering.

Thanks.

 

[blackdotte]

Yes, There is some other breed in his background. As you say hatchery stock, so you can't expect anything else.

 

[thedreamers]

We have barred rocks and doms that crossed with rhode island reds and the offspring look like the barreds or dom but have some red feathers inthere stripping.