Need help with this hen.

[8 Chicks 1967]

She was sold to me as a Buff/Barred Rock. But after the molt looks off. Can you guys help?

 

[Laodicia]

She was sold to me as a Buff/Barred Rock. But after the molt looks off. Can you guys help?

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huh, looks like her barring disappeared after molting... She looks healthy to me barring is caused by her genetics turning the black on and off as the feathers are made. If you're sad that her bars are gone, you will probably have to wait for the next molt to get them back.

 

[8 Chicks 1967]

no, not sad. She is a very big healthy girl. Good egg layer. Just wondered if this is normal or another cross most likely.

 

[Laodicia]

no, not sad. She is a very big healthy girl. Good egg layer. Just wondered if this is normal or another cross most likely.

I had a barred rock hen that lost her barring after a molt. I think it's pretty normal. she was a "pure bred" according to the breeder I got her from but that doesn't mean much with out papers. Her bars came back later. I'm not sure about your hens ancestry but it's not unheard of for the barring to fade out after a molt and return later.

 

[junebuggena]

no, not sad. She is a very big healthy girl. Good egg layer. Just wondered if this is normal or another cross most likely.

She's still got barring, it's just very faint. Other pattern/color genes, like gold base color, can produce a faded look to the barring. So it is very typical of mixes. To see just how faded barring can be, even in purebreds, just look at Legbar hens. Their barring is so faint it can be hard to tell they are barred at all.