Barred Rocks? ***now with pics***

mermaidgoat

Songster
10 Years
Feb 22, 2009
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Vermont
I bought 3 Barred Rock day old chicks (among some other breeds) and they are black, but none of them have a white spot on their heads. Could they be a different breed? I bought them from a local feed store last week.

A friend of mine also bought Barred Rocks (from a different source) and hers have the white spot. Everything I've read says Barred Rock chicks have the spot.

Thoughts?
 
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I called the feed store and they're insisting the only black chicks they ordered were Barred Rocks.

Is there any chance they could be barred rocks, or does the absence of the spot eliminate all chance?

I'm new at this, obviously!
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Absence of a spot eliminates the theory of Barred Rock. There are other breeds that have the black.

Black Jersey Giant
Black Australorp
Black Orpington
The list goes on and on...
 
They are completely black (down to their toes) except for a yellow spot under their belly (in the back near their tail) and a really tiny spot of yellow under their beak.
 
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In looking around a little, they look most like a black sex link (is a black star the same thing?).

Is it worth letting the feed store know they made a mistake? I don't really care what kind of bird they are as long as they're cold hardy and good layers...although the Barred Rocks are so pretty. I'm trying not to be disappointed.
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Listen, these feed store folks often don't have a clue.

When I first got chickens, I bought 3 Cal. Whites and 3 brown leghorns from a feed store. That is what they told me I was buying. And I asked repeatedly. Trust me. They only had 2 kinds according to them.

What I ended up with was 1 Cal. White, 2 Amber Stars (one is a rooster), and 3 Speckled Sussex.

Go Figure
 
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