Rate my BR :)

[shelleyd2008]

I think he looks pretty good, but I don't know. So I decided to ask the experts here. Please tell me what you think of my boy

And a couple of the girls, they were more interested in pecking the weed seeds off my feet

Thanks!

 

[schellie69]

I think they are very nice looking birds. I loved barred rocks they do have a personality all their own..

 

[speckledhen]

Well, if you're talking about show quality, no, he's typical hatchery stock, but the thing about BRs, they don't have to be show quality to be very handsome! How's his personality? To me, that counts big time.

 

[shelleyd2008]

He's pretty young, but I haven't had any problems with him so far. Hopefully I won't, I'm scared of big roosters that try to be mean

When I was in their house taking the pics, he was pretty much crowing the entire time, but other than that he was okay.

 

[TK Poultry]

He's a typical hatchery BR but I think both exhibiton and production types are both really stunning

 

[Chris09]

Quote:
You think that exhibition Barred Rocks are smutty?
-Not my bird-
Third post down, Rooster. Do you think that is sutty?

And look a post 8.
http://mattlh.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=rockclub&action=display&thread=971

Chris

 

[speckledhen]

Chris, he said "stunning", not "smutty".

Unless the post was changed.

You know, you can sometimes get better offspring than the parent stock. Take this guy for example, reposted from old pics by FrontPorchIndiana. He was hatched from my hatchery roo, Hawkeye, and a hen who was a generation or two removed from hatchery stock. See the sharp barring on this one? He may not be quite show quality, but he's an example of what you can breed up to, if you work at it.
two months old

probably about four months old

Bob at 7 months old