Do Barred Rocks Develop slowly

[ChksontheRun]

I have 14-- 2 1/2 week old chicks. All but my 2 barred rocks have body long wing feathers and tail feathers. The 2 barred rocks that are both supposed to be pullets have little stubby wing feathers and no tail feathers.

Are Barred rocks know to develop more slowly than other breeds?

 

[gettinaclue]

Keep in mind that I am a first time chicken raiser...

but I have 2 Barred Rocks along with my other 8 chickens of varied breeds. My Barred Rocks are about 1 week older than the others, and I can really tell the difference. From having the chicks for a few weeks now, I know that my other breeds will look like the BRs in a week.

Maybe you have 2 BR roos? I understand roos feather more slowly that the pullets.

Hope this helps.

 

[fastpat]

I don't think Barred Rocks have that reputation.

I have Partridge Rocks and they're all over the place feather-wise at three weeks of age.

Here's my straggler, looks like she's only about 1 1/2 weeks old.

Compared to one of my most feathered girls.

Both photos were taken within minutes of each other, I have no idea why there's a difference like that.

 

[speckledhen]

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Nope, they develop fairly quickly. Usually, the ones with no tail feathers after the first week are males. Are those lighter than the others, more grayish-black than black-black? Post pics and I can tell you if they're male or female.

 

[TerriTerrible]

My barred rocks will be 2 weeks old tomorrow, and they have tail feathers. I don't think they're a breed that's slow to mature.

 

[Manda0227]

Mine just turned 3 weeks old, and she's got a lot more feathers than the other chicks I have. You can actually see a chicken now! She doesn't have feathers on her head yet, but I see them poking up! However, her comb is developing and rather pinkish.. so s/he's confusing me! With the feather development, and then the comb! Oh well! Only time will tell! But yeah, either way Im sure its a barred rock, and she's developed very fast!

 

[Bettacreek]

Barred rocks are supposed to be an early maturing breed. My little roo has wings in now. Unfortunately, the only chickens that I have to compare him to are two day old RIR or similar breed and seven cornish x meaties, lol.

 

[pulletkeeper]

Between my Silver Laced Wyandottes, Barred Rocks, and Cinnamon Queens that were born 3/5/10 the Barred Rocks are the slowest to grow and get their feathers.

 

[underground chickenman]

They grow pretty quickly. Mine were also laying at about 19 weeks, I think. That said, we are talking about general characteristics of the breed which are usually nothing more than averages. There can be quite a bit of variation within a given breed. Even we humans share certain common characteristics, but we are all very different--shapes, sizes, heights, color (even among the same race), etc. Same for all other animals.

UGCM

 

[nanawendy]

Next to my sex-links the BR's are next in maturing. So far I've not had a BR Roo

. Does the foot color have any clue????