Barr Rock - 5 weeks old - hen or rooster?

[glassgirl119]

Hello everyone - first time backyard chicken owner here. I have 7 chickens that are almost 5 weeks old from Rural King that were supposed to be all hens. I'm getting suspicious that two, maybe three of the Barr Rocks are roosters. I'm attaching some pictures. Can someone provide some feedback if they think they are boys or girls? And let me know if you need different pictures to help with the identification. Really appreciate the help!

First two pics are of the same bird.

chicken 1



chicken 2

chicken 3

 

[HenPennySC]

Oh my! That does look like a rooster. Here's mine. Same age. I read somewhere that the pullets and Cocker also are color sexed. Got mine at Tractor Supply. Hopefully yours is a healthy pullet. I'm trying to post photo. Looks like I failed??

 

[donrae]

those are all cockerels.

 

[Chicken Bff]

those are all cockerels.

Could you help me over here https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/1162472/hen-or-roo-6-week-old-barred-rock

 

[glassgirl119]

dangit! that's what I was afraid of. Okay, these are off to a friend of mine with a huge flock and I'm going to try and find 3 hens about the same age to try and integrate.

thanks for the feedback!

 

[glassgirl119]

Hi - I don't see a pic of yours. My pics are actually of three different chickens, but they look at lot alike. You and another responder both thing they're boys. ugghh!

 

[HenPennySC]

I haven't figured out how to post photo yet. I'm using Mobile. Looks very much like you're tho...have 3

 

[Egghead_Jr]

Hi - I don't see a pic of yours. My pics are actually of three different chickens, but they look at lot alike. You and another responder both thing they're boys. ugghh!

Oh yes. Most definite cockerels.

Any single comb birds showing red in comb earlier than point of lay (16-22 weeks) are cockerels. These being barred also show their gender by feather color. Pullets carry one copy of barring gene and cockerels carry two making them with wider white bands. The overall effect is they are not nearly as dark as the pullets.

 

[chicken4prez]

Hello everyone - first time backyard chicken owner here. I have 7 chickens that are almost 5 weeks old from Rural King that were supposed to be all hens. I'm getting suspicious that two, maybe three of the Barr Rocks are roosters. I'm attaching some pictures. Can someone provide some feedback if they think they are boys or girls? And let me know if you need different pictures to help with the identification. Really appreciate the help!

First two pics are of the same bird.

chicken 1



chicken 2

chicken 3

All cocks.

 

[drumstick diva]

cockerels sorry