Is an all black barred rock possible?

[SRHelton]

Pictures please? Parents, & chicks.

Pictures please? Parents, & chicks.

 

[MysteryChicken]

The rooster isn't pure Barred Rock. He's a mixed breed.

 

[SRHelton]

The rooster isn't pure Barred Rock. He's a mixed breed.

Oh! How can you tell?

 

[TRALALARA1]

Yeah, I second that. He looks mixed. He’s the same color as the hen. My rooster is much lighter.

 

[TRALALARA1]

Yeah, I second that. He looks mixed. He’s the same color as the hen. My rooster is much lighter. View attachment 3439694

Please excuse his comb frostbite and his battle wounds. He used to be picked on by my other rooster who is now gone.

 

[SeabassSarmale]

It looks to me like your rooster is only carrying 1 barred gene rather than the 2 barred genes a 'purebred' barred rock rooster would carry. That means he can pass on a solid gene, and all barred hens only carry 1 barred gene, so they will always pass on a solid gene to their daughters. The reason I think this is because in the photo, it looks like your rooster and hen have about the same feather pattern.
Black chicks often have very dark combs and legs, but that doesn't mean they're melanistic. As she gets closer to laying, her comb and face will get just as red as any other chicken.

Here is a photo of a barred rock rooster and a barred rock hen, where you can see how different the two should look:
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Wow! That’s some clean barring, where did you get those?

 

[MysteryChicken]

So,I hatched out a batch of chicks and both parents are barred rock, all started out black and white as biddies but as they got older , one in particular turned all black, and I'm curious as to what happened? Is an all black barrel rock possible?

Pictures please? Parents, & chicks.

 

[SRHelton]

So,I hatched out a batch of chicks and both parents are barred rock, all started out black and white as biddies but as they got older , one in particular turned all black, and I'm curious as to what happened? Is an all black barrel rock possible?

If it is truly all black it is not barred. It could still be a Plymouth Rock though. Pictures of parents might help spot if one of them is mixed, or if it is a genetic twist.

Can we see photos

Can we see photos

 

[SilverBirds]

Do you have any other birds that he could be a mix of?

 

[ShrekDawg]

He looks like he has a little teeny bit of leakage so possibly carrying other genes? And is leakage possible in barred rocks or does that mean he’s mixed?