Who to choose?

[Capricoco]

I’m sending a bunch of roosters to freezer camp, and I have 2 barred rocks, I’m keeping one but not the other, but I’m running into issues with choosing. All I need is the barring. Both are the same in looks and personality almost to a T, and the difference are very slight. Espresso has 2 spurs on each foot, and slightly more of a yellow tinge to his feathers. He is the younger of the two, being about a year old. This is him.

and then I have a slightly older roster named brewster. This is him.

 

[BlueBaby]

Did you say that one of them has 2 spur's on each foot? That's the one that I would cull. One set of spur's on a rooster can do enough damage to hen's while breeding, let alone having an extra set of them.

 

[Geena]

They are both hatchery quality. The second one has slightly better barring and tail set. If you have no particular goal in mind, just keep whichever one you like best.

 

[Cattle dog Mom]

I agree, I would cull Mr "2 spurs per leg".

 

[Capricoco]

Did you say that one of them has 2 spur's on each foot? That's the one that I would cull. One set of spur's on a rooster can do enough damage to hen's while breeding, let alone having an extra set of them.

Yes he does if you look at the pictures of him and look at his feet then you can make out both spurs. The 2nd spur isn’t very big, but it’s still there.

 

[LaFleche]

As you only want the barring for your future breeding project, I would let the hens choose the one they like best, ultimateley they are the ones who have to put up with him.

 

[Chicken poppy]

Maybe @cherrynberry could help. i personally would choose the 1st one. But im not great with barring and stuff

 

[JacinLarkwell]

They are both hatchery quality. The second one has slightly better barring and tail set. If you have no particular goal in mind, just keep whichever one you like best.

X2. If all you need is the barring gene, keep the one that you enjoy seeing most

 

[Egghead_Jr]

He also has a squirrel tail and yellow tinge to feathers. Obvious one to cull.

 

[BlueBaby]

Yes he does if you look at the pictures of him and look at his feet then you can make out both spurs. The 2nd spur isn’t very big, but it’s still there.

If he was mine, I would cull him, if only for that. Rooster spur's can still grow later on. That's why some people have to trim the spur's sometimes. I wouldn't want a rooster that could hurt my hen's by having double spur's.