Nice choice, Kathy. From the side, he has pretty decent barring, IMO. He could be a bit sharper from a chest-front view, however, I've found that you really wont know his full potential for a little while. Some that had sort of semi-messy barring I've had, have sharpened up a lot as they got their adult feathers.
Another interesting fact I've discovered is that two parents with so-so barring, will on occasion produce a gorgeously barred youngster. Hawkeye and Lexie have produced some with what many might consider show quality barring. Dutch, for example, may not have absolutely perfect barring, however, he has much nicer, more precise barring than either of his parents. And some that others have hatched from Hawkeye with my girls were amazingly gorgeous, IMO. Now, I have Dutch, whose barring and body type surpasses his dad or mom's, as my flock leader, so hopefully, things will get better and better. And, obviously, you work with the best of what you have to work with and improve from there.
Kathy, I have 14 eggs and I'm waiting on one more hen (on the nest now) to lay hers to pop it in the box, for a total of 15.
