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You can probably tell them apart, but depending on the varying amounts and location of the reddish/copper colored feathers in the neck area, it may not be easy to do at first glance. On the other hand they may be so distinctive that it's no problem. I've seen it both ways among my BSLs.

There is a bantam Barred Rock which is identical to the standard Barred Rock but smaller.

X2 on that. As I indicated, Black Sex Link chicks are color coded for you. White spot on head = male chick; no white spot on head = female chick.

Did they come from a feed store or tractor supply? Unfortunately feed stores and tractor supplies are notorious for mixing up chicks and mis-marking bins. It's rare that feed store and tractor supply employees know anything about chicken breeds and BYC has had hundreds of posts with horror...

That's one of many wonderful qualities of Black Sex Links; it's very easy to tell male chicks from female chicks. If there's a white spot on top of their black heads, it's a male. If the top of the head is solid black, it's a female. No guess work needed. :o)

Black Sex Links are produced by crossing red gene roosters with barred gene hens (virtually all hatcheries use either RIR or Production Red roosters and Barred Rock hens). Not only can the chicks be sexed by color at hatching (male chicks have a white spot on top of their heads, female chicks...