Barred Plymouth Rock sex

[NINZ1987]

I have went over this forum and I see a lot of people asking about this breed. However, my lingo is not up to par. I would like to ask about mine. I have 3 plymouth rocks and I'm curious. Based off of what I've read, I believe i have 1 rooster and 2 hens. They are just at 3 weeks.

 

[JedJackson]

I'm not sure they are barred rocks. Two of them have a brown color on their faces, which isn't to the standard for barred rocks. Maybe they're just hatchery quality, or maybe they are something else.

I think it is too early to tell gender, given that these probably have not been bred to standard, and that has to happen to sex them using the head spots.

 

[NINZ1987]

I'm not sure they are barred rocks. Two of them have a brown color on their faces, which isn't to the standard for barred rocks. Maybe they're just hatchery quality, or maybe they are something else.

I think it is too early to tell gender, given that these probably have not been bred to standard, and that has to happen to sex them using the head spots.

That's odd. I got them from Tractor Supply. Then again, I'm new so I'm not sure what hatchery quality means. I know i can't go by feet because they all seem to have the same feet but different body's and wings.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Hatchery quality means ... they are not carefully bred to meet the SOP, or breed standard. SOP means Standard of Perfection. Professional breeders who take their birds to shows and want to win ribbons and improve the breed or keep it as close to perfect as possible - they breed to the SOP. Hatcheries do not, so their birds may have certian flaws.

 

[speckledhen]

In your second picture, the one in the forefront is male. The one to the left/center seems questionable, but it has no dark wash of color down the leg fronts so could also be male. Females have some dark wash down the leg fronts, a contained head spot with defined edges and their down is black-black, not faded looking. Males' head spots tend to be larger, but not always. Some white/gray down the back of the neck, which I call "frosting" is a male trait, along with a faded looking black down/fuzz. I can't see the legs of the other chick to assess it. But sexing is more an art than a science. I have never had much trouble sexing whether hatchery stock or breeder quality, but again, it's the combination of three traits.
These were straight run? That's weird since they can easily be sexed as soon as they fluff out or even vent-sexing. I used to go to the feed store and help customers pick some pullets so they didn't go home with all males.
How did it turn out? I see this post was a couple of weeks back.