Sorry, I misread you post here. Yes, the bottom one is definitely a cockerel.
What breed/sex chickens do I have?
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chickentvforme
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ok one more question.. My BR hen pecks the brown one and also bows up to the BR roo. She is lighter than the roo so I'm pretty sure she is a hen. Could she be more dominate than the two roosters or is this just part of the working out the pecking order? Or do I have three roosters (please no)? She is pictured above.
If you're talking about the barred bird in the pic with Taco Bell, it's not a pure Barred Rock. It looks like a Barred Rock mixed breed cockerel.
top pullet
bottom cockerel
bottom cockerel
At this age they all squabble in the pecking order, males fight females because they want to dominate them for mating later on.
But it's hard to tell males from females just from the squabbling, because even female will raise their neck feathers and kick and peck just and viciously as males, the most dominant female will usually be the most aggressive contender though.
But it's hard to tell males from females just from the squabbling, because even female will raise their neck feathers and kick and peck just and viciously as males, the most dominant female will usually be the most aggressive contender though.
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Bummer I only have 5 chickens total. Might need to see about swapping out a few. Otherwise the two girls will have way too much attention from the boys soon. Oh my last pullet is a BO and she is precious. I guess I have the "heinz 57" breed chickens. Lol. Taco should be pretty with her..I mean his green feathers on his tail. Thank you all for your help. It was very very helpful!!
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