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Black Star Pullet? Barred Rock Pullet? Recently found out the other 2 of my chickens are cockerels!

post #1 of 8
6/21/12 at 3:50pm
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Already found out that 2 out of my 4 pullets are actually cockerels!! :( Will have to give them away.... What about these 2? One Black Star and the other is Barred Rock! The Black Star is about 2-3 months I believe and the Barred Rock is between 1 and 2 months?? It's probably pretty hard to determine but any thoughts??!!

 

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post #2 of 8
6/21/12 at 3:56pm

The first one looks like a pullet to me and I would suspect the barred rock to be a roo just based on the amount of white in the barring.  Females are much darker.  But I'd give it a little more time to be sure.

wife to long suffering husband who has built more miles of fence, barns, coops and enclosures then one man should have to, two teenage boys, current flock of 13 assorted hens and 1 big red roo, 2 goats, 2 dogs, 4 cats, 2 bunnies and 1 cockatiel. 

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wife to long suffering husband who has built more miles of fence, barns, coops and enclosures then one man should have to, two teenage boys, current flock of 13 assorted hens and 1 big red roo, 2 goats, 2 dogs, 4 cats, 2 bunnies and 1 cockatiel. 

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post #3 of 8
6/21/12 at 3:58pm
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Thanks I was pretty sure the first one was a pullet but sorta worried about the Barred Rock! Ya I'll wait and see! I don't want to have to give another away!! :(
 

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post #4 of 8
6/21/12 at 5:19pm

Your barred rock is a boy, the other looks like a pullet. Sorry!
 

Jakk... Homeschooling mom of four kids, two dogs, three cats, 6 Buff Orpingtons hatched on Christmas Day, 16 Hatchery Choice Pullets, 6 TSC Red Pullets all hatched on 2/22, 8 babes hatched 3/21, 9 babies hatched on May 11th. Sixteen Easter Eggers hatched Sept 1, two White Ameraucana hatched Sept 5th...and trying to resist the urge to fill the incubator!

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Jakk... Homeschooling mom of four kids, two dogs, three cats, 6 Buff Orpingtons hatched on Christmas Day, 16 Hatchery Choice Pullets, 6 TSC Red Pullets all hatched on 2/22, 8 babes hatched 3/21, 9 babies hatched on May 11th. Sixteen Easter Eggers hatched Sept 1, two White Ameraucana hatched Sept 5th...and trying to resist the urge to fill the incubator!

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post #5 of 8
6/21/12 at 5:24pm

the black star is a black sex link and its coloring says 110% girl while the barred one kinda looks more like a black sex link cockerel, either way barred rock or black sex link its a cockerel

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post #6 of 8
6/21/12 at 5:27pm

Barred Rock is a boy. :)

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post #7 of 8
6/21/12 at 5:38pm
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Originally Posted by cafarmgirl View Post

The first one looks like a pullet to me and I would suspect the barred rock to be a roo just based on the amount of white in the barring.  Females are much darker.  But I'd give it a little more time to be sure.

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post #8 of 8
6/21/12 at 5:45pm
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Thanks!
 

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