Thanks Donae..when the chicks first starting changing I thought the same thing all of the black birds were female and all of the barred were the males, but the more research I did the more unsure I was of it.
I don't think our rooster or red hen are purebred we just got eggs from a local...
I'm not sure what beed of chickens I have. Roo? he is the father of the chicks and the hens are barred rocks. Hens hatched 18 eggs about 1/2 are barred rocks like moms but the rest are these black chicks so not sure if they are taking after dad and if so will their colors change? The picture...