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    Help with determining sex & age barred rock / plymouth rock & mystery birds

    Thanks, both of the birds in question are the ones in pic 1 of my second post. They both have combs that are much smaller in size than the other roosters, and are lighter in color. I'm not sure of the bloodlines of these birds, and I was told some hens get large combs -so I was not sure if...
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    Help with determining sex & age barred rock / plymouth rock & mystery birds

    Update... I'm attaching some new pics for comment -butchering time is near for the roosters . I think my birds are 12 weeks now. I believe 3 roosters for sure -with strong possibility of two 'unknown' barred rock birds with moderate combs being roosters as well. Should still have 5 hens...
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    Help with determining sex & age barred rock / plymouth rock & mystery birds

    Thanks chickenweirdo1 Another poster commented 5 roos I'm hoping you are right though
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    Sexing Barred Rocks

    Thanks Junebuggena
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    Help with determining sex & age barred rock / plymouth rock & mystery birds

    Need some help here... Really hoping for 6-8 laying hens (barred rock preferred) but bought a small lot of 10 local birds that were billed as anywhere from 6-10 weeks and originally bought as barred rock. I'm hoping for some hens at least, naturally more is better. Thoughts? It seems like...
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    Sexing Barred Rocks

    Alright, there are a lot of poeple here who may be able to help... Please check out pics & tell me if you think we have any hens... My guess is about 6 or 7 out of 10 if we're lucky -and probably 4 out of 10 worst case? Also, could the black ones be plymouth rock as well? - the homesteaders...
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