Same Barred Rock...Still looks roo-ish to me...

[LindsayB]

So my bird isn't going be as barred as it should?

 

[speckledhen]

It's too early to tell how good her barring will be. All we can tell is that it won't be something like breeder quality. Most BR pullets have less than regular barring at less than a month old. They go through several mini-molts as they get their adult plumage. This is my 8 week old BR pullet. Hers is not the best, fades out in places, but I always reserve judgement till later on about how good (or not) it will be. And you can see she has a good size comb, too, but so does her mother. Her parents were the progeny of hatchery stock.

 

[LindsayB]

well thats fine with me. Its not like I'm going to be breeding them or anything, we're just going to have them for eggs!

 

[speckledhen]

Barred Rocks are my favorite for every reason. They're friendly, curious, intelligent and fabulous layers. There are exceptions, but to me, a BR is an all-round perfect chicken.

 

[Happy Chooks]

My hatchery BR lays the largest egg in my flock.

 

[LindsayB]

your right about them being the most curious. Out of my 4 chicks she doesn't seem to be afraid of anything. My daughter is actually scared of her now bc she tried to fly up on her shoulder. lol

 

[nancypo]

This really helped me with id-ing mine, I was hoping it was a pullet, no comb yet. Good photos!

 

[JodyJo]

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Are you sure that last pic of the roo is a BR? I just raised 5 of them, and NONE of them had barring so close....odd looking.

 

[JodyJo]

My pullet:

My roo:

color differences makes it fairly easy.

 

[bustermommy]

Not trying to hijack, but, in Jodyjo's pic of her hen, isn't it Cuckoo when the barring is that broken?