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From what I've been reading I suspect these two chicks are both male. Can anyone confirm?
Barred rock genders
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Too soon. Give it another two weeks. If they sprout red combs and wattles under their beaks? Cockerels. If no wattles appear and the combs stay yellow? Good to excellent chance you've got pullets.
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Guess ill hold on to them a little longer 
I was seeing people say that the larger more diffuse spot on the head indicated a male... Hopefully not!
I was seeing people say that the larger more diffuse spot on the head indicated a male... Hopefully not!
Female. Those are female.From what I've been reading I suspect these two chicks are both male. Can anyone confirm?
Let me show you. Males are white with black barring and females are black with white barring.
Female:
Male:
Female:
Male:
See the color difference? You have females.
Cockerel on left, other two are pullets. Cockerels have brighter wider white bars. Of course, these birds are heritage, bred to the Standard birds, but the principle applies to most hatchery sourced birds as well.
Cockerel now on right. Note the comb and wattles. Note the buff/yellow combs on the pullets, and no wattles.
At 8 weeks, the principles of genetics still hold true and the difference is obvious.
X2Cockerel on left, other two are pullets. Cockerels have brighter wider white bars. Of course, these birds are heritage, bred to the Standard birds, but the principle applies to most hatchery sourced birds as well.
Cockerel now on right. Note the comb and wattles. Note the buff/yellow combs on the pullets, and no wattles.
At 8 weeks, the principles of genetics still hold true and the difference is obvious.
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Well hot dang!!!
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Hard for me to tell especially as my two i could tell are both the same gender. I can see it though in the pictures. Thanks!
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looks like you got lucky!
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Super lucky!
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