Plymouth Rock Gender Differences

[kstephan1722]

Hello All! I am a little confused on my research. A few weeks ago, my husband bought some barred plymouth rock chicks at an auction. One batch contained 11 chicks then he bought a batch of 24 chicks labeled brown egg layers and a few of these are looking to be barred rocks as well. Now they are all 5 weeks or older and have their adult feathers. I have a few questions... Should I be able to tell their sex now? I have read that barred rock roosters are lighter, but I have also read that they are darker in color. I have a few that are very l light - they look mostly white with a few gray bars in their feathers. I also have some that are mostly black with a few bars on their feathers. Some of their legs are yellow while others are gray. Of course, I also realized that cuckoo marans can have barred feathers. How can I tell if my mystery chicks are plymouth rocks or marans?

 

[Whittni]

Marans have more of an unorganized barring pattern. Some Marans have feathered feet, others don't like the Barred Rock. Marans lay dark brown eggs while Barred Rocks lay a slightly lighter egg.

Barred Rock:

Marans (non feathered feet):

These are 7 week old Marans:

The difference is the male kinda has more white and his comb and waddles are bright red and the female's are pale and yellow-ish. As for the barred rocks, they are generally easy to sex too, because the males get their bright red combs early as well.

Welcome to BYC!

 

[kstephan1722]

Here are some pictures of my chicks... maybe you can help me identify their breed and gender?
Chick #1
Chick #1 Again

Two different chick colors

3 different chick colors

Group of my Plymouth Rocks

Group of Plymouth Rocks (except black chick in middle)

Medium-Dark Chick

Group of Plymouth Rock (again except for black chick in far left)

Color variences

 

[BantamFan4Life]

Marans have more of an unorganized barring pattern. Some Marans have feathered feet, others don't like the Barred Rock. Marans lay dark brown eggs while Barred Rocks lay a slightly lighter egg.

Barred Rock:

Marans (non feathered feet):

These are 7 week old Marans:

The difference is the male kinda has more white and his comb and waddles are bright red and the female's are pale and yellow-ish. As for the barred rocks, they are generally easy to sex too, because the males get their bright red combs early as well.

Welcome to BYC!

This looks accurate.

 

[goldfinches]

I don't think those white ones are Barred Rocks. They could be a mix between a BR and something else, though.