7 wk Barred Rock - Pullet or Roo? Thanks bunches and Happy Mother's Day!

[Amastacia]

i can say that the one of three i had that had a noticeable white spot was in fact a roo. it was more of a patch, i don't remember if the other two had any white, but his was pretty big.

 

[Scoopers804]

I had found this information regarding head spot and leg color for barred rocks.. Seems they both may have the head spot from this article..
Historical Document
Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station

SEX IDENTIFICATION IN PUREBREDS
BARRED PLYMOUTH ROCKS

It had long been recognized that the size of the light head
spots in Barred Plymouth Rocks varied in the two sexes. The
males tend to have larger headspots and the females to have
darker colored legs. However, this method has not been sufficiently
accurate to be of much commercial value.
Quinn and Knox (1939) attempted to separate the sexes of
Barred Plymouth Rocks by means of the intensity of the black
pigment in the down and legs. In different lots of chicks they
report 83.5, 86.1 and 91.8 percent accuracy.
Jerome (1939) describes a method of sex identification in
Barred Plymouth Rocks based upon the regularity of the outline
of the head spot rather than the size of the spot. Those chicks
having headspots irregular in outline and scattered in appearance
are males while the females tend to have headspots with
more regular outlines. The author claimed an accuracy of 90
percent or better when considering only the headspot and 95
percent if the color of the legs was included in the consideration.
The Canadian Department of Agriculture (Anonymous 1941)
issues an excellently illustrated bulletin describing the method.
It is stated in the bulletin that the method is widely practiced
in Barred Rock chicks by commercial chick

 

[CCCCCCCCHICKENS]

Very interesting. I didnt pay attention to the size of the headspot on the chicks I had, but it was a fairly "perfect" circle on the head. I say "perfect", because of course it isnt an exactly perfect circle.

 

[Shalva]

looks like a pullet to me roos are usually lighter in color

 

[CGChickMama]

I have a BR that looks exactly the same and named Lucy too!!! I was told puller too since there was more black than white.

 

[The Momma]

Here's mine at 7 weeks. I think it's a cockerel. He's so bossy we named him Napoleon. He had a spot on his head when he hatched. Does anyone else think he's a boy? His comb is definitely coming in high already. He's going to be a lady killer. Heards the flock now and is fast as lightening. I live in Texas and will need to give him up if in fact he starts crowing.