Help Barred Rock Hen or Roo?

[Lilyrush]

I have a two Barred Rocks they're over four months old now. One is definitely a hen but this other one I can't tell! It's comb is much bigger but I don't feel like its feathers are that much longer and it hasn't crowed but that might be because I have another Roo that is more dominant or whatever

. What do you think?

 

[jsyvanen]

I have a two Barred Rocks they're over four months old now. One is definitely a hen but this other one I can't tell! It's comb is much bigger but I don't feel like its feathers are that much longer and it hasn't crowed but that might be because I have another Roo that is more dominant or whatever . What do you think?

That's just a bossy lady. You can tell right away by the tail. A quick tip is the tips of the feathers in the tail and hackle areas. A roo will have pointed tips where a hen will have rounded ones. This bird also lacks a roos sickle feathers.

 

[jsyvanen]

Beautiful bird though! And very nice conditioning.

 

[BantamLover21]

Hen.

 

[Lilyrush]

Thank you that is good news!

 

[drumstick diva]

hen by the coloring

 

[donrae]

That's a hen. Looks like she should be laying, if not currently then literally any day now.

 

[tlee1956]

Been going back and forth on gender with this almost 4 month old wyandotte/Orpington mix for a while. I swear this bird has hackle feathers, but the comb and wattles are the same shade of pink and the same size as they were 6+ weeks ago. Opinions...

 

[jsyvanen]

Been going back and forth on gender with this almost 4 month old wyandotte/Orpington mix for a while. I swear this bird has hackle feathers, but the comb and wattles are the same shade of pink and the same size as they were 6+ weeks ago. Opinions...

I would say young cockerel. Give him a bit longer to be sure. I don't think he's old enough to even have all his tail feathers in, and the big breeds can be a bit slow to mature.

 

[ChickenTripp]

She looks like my first barred rock pullet, Agnes, who was ready much earlier than her sisters