Mystery: Barred or Not?

[calichooks]

this is sesame. her father is a salmon faverolle, and her mother is…. well, that’s the problem.

for reference, this is her father:

marshmallow, the faverolle

now the problem is, i though i had already known the mother of this little black chick. however, i’m beginning to question things.

here is her presumed mother, along with two older chicks confirmed to be from this mother and the same rooster:

koh, the easter egger

and a male and female chick from the pairing at about a month old:

here is the issue i’m running into… note the confirmed chicks’ colors and all. this younger chick from the beginning of the post is supposed to be their full-blooded sibling.

however, here is a photo of both the rooster and hen as chicks:

marshmallow the sire as a chick

koh the mother of the older two chicks as a chick

now, take a fresh look at the original chick in question:

she is sooo making me confused. her wing feathers all have a lighter diffused edge, and so do her tail feathers. as you can see on koh, she had similar lightened wing tips, but they were darker and more fuzzy in appearance. she also has a big dot on her head, where her “mother” had one only on her face.

in fact…

no, the image isn’t of the chick in question: that is koh the “mother” as a baby, and her hatchmate “nova”. you can see nova’s wing stretched across koh’s back, in which you can see white feather tips on the wings and tail. she also has a white spot on her head and a yellow beak.

here is nova grown up:

nova is the only barred hen in the flock. she is born of presumably a barred rock rooster and an easter egger mother.

so now here’s the part i’m wondering…

is sesame, the week-old chick, a chick of koh’s or nova’s? is this chick showing signs of barring?

would this mean, if the chick is barred and therefore nova’s, that the chick is male?

tysm!

 

[The Moonshiner]

would this mean, if the chick is barred and therefore nova’s, that the chick is male?

Yes

 

[MysteryChicken]

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this is sesame. her father is a salmon faverolle, and her mother is…. well, that’s the problem.

for reference, this is her father:
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marshmallow, the faverolle

now the problem is, i though i had already known the mother of this little black chick. however, i’m beginning to question things.

here is her presumed mother, along with two older chicks confirmed to be from this mother and the same rooster:
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koh, the easter egger

and a male and female chick from the pairing at about a month old:


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here is the issue i’m running into… note the confirmed chicks’ colors and all. this younger chick from the beginning of the post is supposed to be their full-blooded sibling.

however, here is a photo of both the rooster and hen as chicks:

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marshmallow the sire as a chick
View attachment 4319608koh the mother of the older two chicks as a chick

now, take a fresh look at the original chick in question:

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she is sooo making me confused. her wing feathers all have a lighter diffused edge, and so do her tail feathers. as you can see on koh, she had similar lightened wing tips, but they were darker and more fuzzy in appearance. she also has a big dot on her head, where her “mother” had one only on her face.

in fact…

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no, the image isn’t of the chick in question: that is koh the “mother” as a baby, and her hatchmate “nova”. you can see nova’s wing stretched across koh’s back, in which you can see white feather tips on the wings and tail. she also has a white spot on her head and a yellow beak.

here is nova grown up:
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nova is the only barred hen in the flock. she is born of presumably a barred rock rooster and an easter egger mother.

so now here’s the part i’m wondering…

is sesame, the week-old chick, a chick of koh’s or nova’s? is this chick showing signs of barring?

would this mean, if the chick is barred and therefore nova’s, that the chick is male?

tysm!

The Barred hen is the mother which would make the chick a Sexlink, & a Male.