My rooster is a barred rock rooster also. At first I was thinking of getting rid of him, didn't want to deal with a rooster. Long story short I'm glad I kept him. If you have children or little ones that like to go up and pet the chickens or whatever a rooster might not be the best idea, my friends rooster put a couple scars in my leg last year for getting too close to it. I didn't even realize what had happened, I felt a sharp pain in my leg and looked down and blood was flowing out like mad, then the rooster was sitting there bobbing and weaving. Deceiving how tough they are.
