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Could you help me confirm that the first three pics below are males/roosters & the last is a female/hen? THANKS!
Barred Plymoth Rock Chickens
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1. yes
2. yes
3. yes
4. yes- hen
Males tend to have more white.
2. yes
3. yes
4. yes- hen
Males tend to have more white.
Lots of roosters and one hen at the end lol.
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Darn 
Thank you for your replies. This is my first go around w/chickens & I had no idea you could get so many roosters or that I will have to get rid of all but one b/c they cannot live together. I guess I'll have to try again & get the chicks from a place that can guarantee the hen rate. THANKS!
Thank you for your replies. This is my first go around w/chickens & I had no idea you could get so many roosters or that I will have to get rid of all but one b/c they cannot live together. I guess I'll have to try again & get the chicks from a place that can guarantee the hen rate. THANKS!Sexing day old chicks is a bit sketchy, so if you buy again, just be aware. Even those that are "sexed" at hatch still have a 90% accuracy rate, thus, one in 10, on average will still be a cockerel. If you buy chicks from a "straight run" you'll get a yard full of cockerels.
The only way to be sure is to buy sex linked chicks. These are strains that intentionally made by crossing certain birds to produce the cockerels of one color and the pullets of another color at hatch.
The only way to be sure is to buy sex linked chicks. These are strains that intentionally made by crossing certain birds to produce the cockerels of one color and the pullets of another color at hatch.
All roos but the last one which is a hen.
Buying straight run is always a gamble. We bought 8 this year, but sexed and all 8 turned out to be hens. Its worth waiting till they are a week or so old to buy them for a few reasons. Sexing is easier, as well most unhealthy chicks die within the first week, so you get more hardy and sexed chicks by waiting. Sure you miss out on some cuteness, but cuteness only lasts a few weeks, while the chicken lasts years.
Buying straight run is always a gamble. We bought 8 this year, but sexed and all 8 turned out to be hens. Its worth waiting till they are a week or so old to buy them for a few reasons. Sexing is easier, as well most unhealthy chicks die within the first week, so you get more hardy and sexed chicks by waiting. Sure you miss out on some cuteness, but cuteness only lasts a few weeks, while the chicken lasts years.
with barred rocks try and get chicks with the darkest wash down the front of their legs i have had good hen rates doing this, if the chick has a light wash to yellow legs then its a cockerel. been able to sex them by that method very well. again make sure the chicks legs are completely black/slate on the front
BRs are super easy to sex 90% of the time. I call male or female on them as soon as they are dry from hatch.
http://www.dominiquechicken.com/Sexing_Dominique_chicks.html
This link is good for Barred Rocks, Cuckoo Marans and Dominiques and has very good photos.
http://www.dominiquechicken.com/Sexing_Dominique_chicks.html
This link is good for Barred Rocks, Cuckoo Marans and Dominiques and has very good photos.
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Thank you all for the information this will def help in the future!
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