Updated barred rocks -9 wks

Raisingplenty

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We love these chicks sooo much. Pretty sad to have to get rid of 2 Roos. These are all the same age. Pretty sure all the barred rocks you see are Roos. However, they look so different. Cluck Norris(biggest comb) never looked like the other 2 but he has different feathers. The other 2 have begun crowing every day. Cluck Norris crowed once I believe. How do you determine which crow to keep? Just how it acts or is there some characteristics to look for in a good Roo? Thoughts on why they look so different? Thanks! 938F87D2-13E8-42E1-868A-5A923973B9F4.jpeg D3E91257-72B3-48FF-8933-3963012A89DB.jpeg F18FF936-FA3F-4A4C-B94C-B11EB3BF0D4F.jpeg B755F89C-819C-46AF-87F7-10FAF0EF0B9B.jpeg DB1388F9-8A94-465E-A7AE-72FBB5BC1FCD.jpeg
 
Thoughts on why they look so different?

The one in the second photo doesn't look like a barred rock. Likely a mix of barred rock and something else. And, actually the other two look pretty dark for barred rock cockerels. (The white bands are thinner than the black). I'm not certain, but I think that means they have a single barring gene instead of double, which would make them mixes as well. Where/who did you get them from?
 
The one in the second photo doesn't look like a barred rock. Likely a mix of barred rock and something else. And, actually the other two look pretty dark for barred rock cockerels. (The white bands are thinner than the black). I'm not certain, but I think that means they have a single barring gene instead of double, which would make them mixes as well. Where/who did you get them from?
Agree.
 

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