I think she's a pullet. My three "barred rock pullets" turned out to be BSL roosters so that tipped me more in the direction of her being a BSL pullet. 🤞🏼
Hi, I know this is a really old thread. Just curious. Did these four all end up being cockerels?
I'm running into the same thing with "straight run" from a local farm. Looking like 4-5 of my 6 are cockerels. :p
I'm sure this is the situation where we got ours! Being our first time, we're so curious but enjoying them no matter what. They're all very sweet and like to be held and interact so we're happy 😊 and I think we'll end up with a couple that actually lay eggs so even better lol
I'm back with some pictures of two of my other chicks. The verdict on my barred chicks was 3 roos, 0 pullets 🤣😅
Background info:
4 week old barnyard mixes from RIR or Barred Rock roos and RIR, BO or Barred Rock hens (I also saw one or two white chickens with red comb there so maybe leghorn?)...
She is the same age and we have another one that looks just like her so hopefully that means she has a friend. I know it's important for them to be with others!
Thank you for all the info and feedback. I'm so intrigued by the genetics!
I've been worried about that very thing (that they're all cockerels).
The only barred breed she had were Plymouth Rock but I'm sure they've been crossed and crossed again so who knows 😂
So this one could be a black sex link? It's hard to tell with the shadows but she has a little gold on her chest. We have two of these.
And the last one is COMPLETELY different and I love *her*? coloring.
Thank you!!
There's three different chicks, two pictures each. The pics are numbered but it doesn't show up very well on the thumbnails 😜
It sounds like I need to work on my patience and see what happens! They're pretty nice chicks so far. They sit on our laps in the evening and watch TV with...
I think they're just randomly bred with the roos and hens so she didn't want to make any guarantees. I imagine a lot of hers are already crossed too.
I knew they probably weren't "hatchery" pure but now the mystery of it is driving me crazy 😂🤪
We have finally gotten 6 chicks for the first time. We picked up from a local breeder, straight run.
They are 4-ish weeks old at this point. She had Barred Rock and RIR males. Barred Rock, Buff Orp and RIR females. These three barred chicks are my constant question......two pics of each. Roo or...