11 week old... Gender?

[cassiec]

I have three chicken that were all born on the same day, all different breeds. One is clearly a rooster. A buff orpington with huge red comb and wattle and crowed for the first time this morning. One is clearly a hen. A big black bird with small comb and not a touch of red. She is a "talker" but sounds nothing like crowing. Not sure on her breed. BUT I have one chicken, also 11 weeks, that I can't decide gender on. Small comb (in comparison to the buff) but red. Way redder than the black. And made a noise this morning that wasn't quite a crow but maybe working on it. I was first told the gender was a Dominique but then told it was a barred rock. Any help would be nice.

my roo

my hen

what is this? He/she Dominique/barred rock?

Thanks. Oh also I have some 10 week old black sex links. They are suppose to be all females, can a black sexlink that has all the coloring of a female actually be a male? I heard the spotted ones were males and the black ones were females but one of my "females" has a larger red comb..

 

[StarMeKritten]

You have a barred rock pullet. The black sex links are also pullets.

 

[Michael OShay]

You have a barred rock pullet. The black sex links are also pullets.

Agreed; Dominiques have rose combs instead of single combs and male Black Sex Links are barred. Yours are all pullets and should give you loads of large, brown eggs as BSLs are laying machines. )

 

[Mountain Peeps]

Yes, that's a female barred rock.

 

[cassiec]

Y'all have made me so happy!!!!! I hate that I have to get rid of one (we can't have Roos) I would hate to have to get rid of more!! She just seems so red

Doesn't she seem really red, I thought they don't turn red till close to egg laying time (you can tell this is my first batch of chickens)

 

[drumstick diva]

I agree with the assessment. She is a pretty hen.