Question bout barred rocks.

[SamuelMcF]

I just hatched some barred rocks that are pure. Well they are a week old and there feathers are starting to come in. Some have barred feathers others are almost all black except for the white spot on their head. Is this normal? Or after three weeks of isolation did something still happen to mix in?

 

[Tala]

the males will be lighter barred and more obviously striped, but they will all be barred starting on their first wing feathers.

 

[mboreham1]

the barring becomes more apparent as they grow, the hens will be more black and generally darker with the white barring, the males lighter.

 

[Happy Chooks]

Males will feather in more white with black barring, females will be more black with white barring.

Here is a male:

 

[BarkerChickens]

At first the barring seems faint as well. I have two boys that almost had all black feathers the first week or two. Then they lightened up and are well barred.

 

[Chris09]

Quote:
You said Pure.
Did you get them from a breeder?
Or E-bay or Hatchery?

Chirs