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Hi,
I would wait before giving away that chicken. I just looked up pictures of hens and cockerels for barred rocks, and the rooster comb goes back much farther then yours. I would wait until your either hear a crow or get an egg before finally knowing for sure. Different breeds get combs and wattles at different times, so you can't compare the Barred rock to a Black Austrolorp for example.
Ron
Hi Ron,
This one's definitely a male. He's got his shiny saddle feathers coming in already -- thin, pointy-tipped feathers that the pullets don't get. His comb is large (considering he's 11 weeks) and very red (it's been red since he was only about five weeks old), his feet are huge, and he's got the standard male grey coloring. Before those saddle feathers started coming in, we were definitely holding out hope he was just a very boyish-looking pullet, but now we've finally been forced to face reality
--Mo
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Hi,
I would wait before giving away that chicken. I just looked up pictures of hens and cockerels for barred rocks, and the rooster comb goes back much farther then yours. I would wait until your either hear a crow or get an egg before finally knowing for sure. Different breeds get combs and wattles at different times, so you can't compare the Barred rock to a Black Austrolorp for example.
Ron
Hi Ron,
This one's definitely a male. He's got his shiny saddle feathers coming in already -- thin, pointy-tipped feathers that the pullets don't get. His comb is large (considering he's 11 weeks) and very red (it's been red since he was only about five weeks old), his feet are huge, and he's got the standard male grey coloring. Before those saddle feathers started coming in, we were definitely holding out hope he was just a very boyish-looking pullet, but now we've finally been forced to face reality
--Mo