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The history of the barred rock isn't known as well as other breeds, there's missing details.They're autosexing. Due to the barring gene. Hens can only have one copy, so are darker. Roosters have two copies, so are lighter. Most breeds that have the barring gene are autosexing. Crele OEGBs, bielefelders, legbars, cuckoo marans, etc.
Let's say you're right; what is the cross? And why would someone make a barred rock hybrid when they could just use the breed's already existing autosexing traits?
Sex-linkage terminology:
#1. Auto-Sexing is sex link trait by which a newly hatched chicks gender can be determined by it's color at hatch.
#2. Sex-link wing feather bud sexing. Method used to determine males, & female chicks apart at hatch by feather bud pattern, & length.
I know these things.