Calling all barred rock experts!

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@ChickenGirl1 yes I think she is the only hen of the bunch :( the roosters colouring is beautiful I wish I didn't have a 50/50 roo/hen flock
 
motherhen2389 said:
@ChickenGirl1 yes I think she is the only hen of the bunch
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the roosters colouring is beautiful I wish I didn't have a 50/50 roo/hen flock
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I know how that is
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, I hope you find something to do with them.
 
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here is a pic of the only suspected barred rock hen and one of the suspected Roos, she is very different from the other 3
 
motherhen2389 said:
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I have 4 barred rocks and I'm pretty sure 3 of them are Roos! They are 11-12 weeks old and 3 of them have very large combs/wattles should I wait till they are 18-20 weeks to be sure before sending them away? I can't have that many roosters
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Pullet

motherhen2389 said:
For some reason I don't think all the pictures showed up I'll try again with the suspected Roos
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Roos
 
The last photo posted shows you exactly how to tell the sexes apart. The males have 2 copies of barring gene and females only 1. Double barring in males make for wider white bars which at a glance make the birds look lighter colored. Females are dark in appearance. There is a lot of other ways to tell too but genetically specific to barred/cuckoo that's the gig. Two copies male to one copy of gene for pullets.
 
Thank you everyone for confirming. I just didn't want to accidentally get rid of a pullet before knowing for sure
 

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