Do Barred Rocks feather in slower than let's say, EE's and Welsummers? I read that good Barred Rocks feather in at a slow rate, but mine is from a hatchery (My Pet Chicken specifically, who get's their birds from Meyer as I understand). I had two, one died at 3 days due to shipping stress (I assume). The one I have left is feathering in quite a bit slower than the EE's and Welsummers I have from the same order. They're all bantams and were sexed, and are "suppose" to all be pullets, but you know how that goes, it's not 100%.
I know my Blue Wyandottes feathered in much slower than my Columbian Wyandottes. At first I was afraid I had all cockerels in the Blues, until I learned some breeds can feather in slower than others. At a little over 2 mos. old I can now see that I have only one cockerel out of all the Blue Wyandottes I ordered straight run (at least I'm pretty sure I do...I need to get pics posted up of my older chicks and ask in another thread). That's why I'm asking if Barred Rocks feather in slower. Since I lost my other chick, I have nothing to compare the remaining one to. It has the dark wash down the front of it's legs and is dark in color at 3 wks. old. It's just now getting a sprig of a tail (and, of course, has it's wing feathers in). The feathers that are coming in do look nice and dark. It's just the slower feathering than the EE's and the Welsummers in that same shipment make me wonder if this is perhaps a cockerel. I know time will tell, I'm just curious is all. I would post a pic, but I'm not computer literate in that aspect, lol, and would have to wait until my hubby, who is more computer literate, gets home from work.
