Barnevelder, Hen or Roo?

[drumstick diva]

agree with Jed Jackson

 

[BlackHackle]

And I think the penciling is faint but developing.

Males of Barnevelders have some penciling (lacing) as well.

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

These are my only 2 Barnevelders. They have been slow to develop and I thought I thought I had 2 hens. In the pic of two, I am questioning the one on the right. As of last night I think I have a hen and a roo! Please take a look and let me know. Thank you!

How old are they?

 

[JedJackson]

I feel silly - he is SO CLEARLY a roo.. lol..
but honestly two days ago I could not tell!
And I think the penciling is faint but developing.
Thank you for your kind replies..

I don't think it is a purebred Barnevelder. It's comb isn't right. Maybe a Barnevelder/blue laced Wyandotte cross or maybe Barnevelder/Easter egger. Knowing its age would help determine sex.

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

Barnevelder take a while to color out correctly as far as the lacing. I see nothing that indicates male. The combs are small, and barnevelder roosters have sizable combs, so definitely knowing the age would help.

 

[Table4Six]

I'd say cockerel. Big, thick legs and a larger body than the pullet in those pictures. Very handsome young guy!
Cockerels develop slow in general and as @JedJackson said, this bird appears to have a pea comb so it is naturally smaller, and a pure bred Barnevelder would have a single comb.

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

Actually the more I look at it the more it looks like the black laced red Wyandotte rooster that I had last year. I did finally notice the pea comb so definitely not a barnevelder.

 

[BlackHackle]

Take a look at this, female

Male

Looking from the pictures posted, it doesn't look pure bred, the comb doesn't have any points on it

 

[BlackHackle]

I don't think it is a purebred Barnevelder. It's comb isn't right. Maybe a Barnevelder/blue laced Wyandotte cross or maybe Barnevelder/Easter egger. Knowing its age would help determine sex.

You nailed it Jed, he ain't pure bred

 

[JedJackson]

You nailed it Jed, he ain't pure bred

No, and it is a shame. I'm sure the bird was sold as a Barnevelder, so it is probably another case of a unscrupulous seller duping a customer. And that makes it tougher on all of us who sell birds because buyers are suspicious, and rightly so.