6-7 week barred rock pullet or cockrell

[Yabadabadoo]

I ha w three 6-7 week old barred rock chicks, and this one is getting red under her(?) chin, has a more pronounced comb and a few other differences. Think she is a she?

 

[Pentatonchix]

Looks like a cockerel, I'm not sure though.

 

[Calmkl]

Looks like what my Pretty Boy looked like at that age so I'm gonna say cockerel but it could take a little more time till you know for sure.

 

[SusanMc]

Looks like a cockerel, I'm not sure though.

I think it’s a cockerel as well. I thought the cockerels had a white spot on the head ??
Sisan

 

[Egghead_Jr]

Oh yeah, cockerel.

 

[Yabadabadoo]

I think it’s a cockerel as well. I thought the cockerels had a white spot on the head ??
Sisan

I think all of the barred rocks have a white spot on their heads when they are little.

 

[Calmkl]

The size of the white dot should identify the gender I believe. BR are sex links I'm pretty sure.

 

[NatJ]

BR are sex links I'm pretty sure.

Barred Rocks are sometimes autosexing (can breed BR to BR and tell the gender of the chicks.) Cream Legbars are another autosexing breed.

Sexlinks are hybrids: breed one kind of rooster to a different kind of hen and get male/female chicks of different colors. But if you cross the sexlinks with each other, you get chicks of each gender in all possible colors. So it only works right for one generation.

 

[Painted Calls]

Cockerel.

 

[Calmkl]

Barred Rocks are sometimes autosexing (can breed BR to BR and tell the gender of the chicks.) Cream Legbars are another autosexing breed.

Sexlinks are hybrids: breed one kind of rooster to a different kind of hen and get male/female chicks of different colors. But if you cross the sexlinks with each other, you get chicks of each gender in all possible colors. So it only works right for one generation.

That's interesting, thank you for clarification.