I May Be Imagining Things

[3KillerBs]

Maybe he is a sexlink, and was put in your assortment of females because he did not have a head spot. So at hatch he looked female, even though he now manages to look both barred and male.

That certainly could be.

I find Blue Cuckoo Marans:
https://www.welphatchery.com/layer-type-chicks/maran-blue-cuckoo-female/

And of course there are the Blue Plymouth Tint you already noticed:
https://www.welphatchery.com/layer-type-chicks/blue-plymouth-tint-female/

So that's at least two choices for blue barred males, and one choice (Marans) for a blue barred female.

That didn't come up when I searched "blue" on their website. Thanks.

I have to think that comb has to mean boy even though Marans get those big single combs fairly early.

I'd love to have a blue-barred hen, but I really want to have a Blue Australorp rooster to get some purebreds along with my backyard mixes.

 

[3KillerBs]

Some new photos at 2 weeks plus 2 days.

I'm not sure it looks like barring now. But I'm definitely sure it's a boy.

Sorry about the blurry photos. The little guy won't hold still and I don't have an assistant.