Help me out. Hen or rooster?

[ronniesellers]

Hen or rooster?

 

[sourland]

The barred rock is a cockerel as is the RIR behind him.

 

[ronniesellers]

The barred rock is a cockerel as is the RIR behind him.

So, how can you tell the RIR is a rooster?

 

[sourland]

So, how can you tell the RIR is a rooster?

Male specific pointy saddle feathers starting to appear.

 

[Chive]

I agree. Both the Rhode Island red and Barred Rock are cockerels.
they both have male specific feathering.