Thank you! He was given to me and i had no idea what he was. I am new to raising chickens and got my hens as little chicks from TSC back in March.
Sorry to disagree with all of you, but he's absolutely not a pure Barred Rock. He's either 1/2 BR or a standard Black Sex Link rooster. Hackles are way too silver. See my rooster here? He's 1/2 Delaware and 1/2 BR-note the very silver hackles. THIS is what you want to see in a pure BR--see the evenly barred hackles, no silver overload?
I gave some chicks to a friend, one who they said was a Barred Rock rooster. Hoping they were right since my rooster had died shortly before, I went and took a look. He looked very much like the OP's rooster. He was a cross between my BR hen and Birchen Marans. Many time folks don't know breeds. This same friend thought my Dominique hens were Barred Rocks. Which is why I love BYC. You learn somethings if you stick around.
