Barred Plymouth Rock Gender Question

[Laurda1842]

Hello! I am new to the backyard poultry crew but have been using this site for SO MANY THINGS! We currently have a flock of 6. We have gotten 4 of the 6 from a local breeder and ordered them as pullets, as we live in the city where sadly roosters are not welcome. 3 of our originals are laying (praised be!), but of our most recent 3 (buff orpington, light brahma, barred rock), we just realized that our light brahma is indeed a rooster due to the tail. I am now getting paranoid that our Barred Plymouth Rock may be a rooster too due to the feathers in her tail. Her age is somewhat unknown, but we have had her for 6 weeks, and she was a little smaller than our 3 month old oprington when we first got her. My guess is she is 3-4 months. There has been no crowing, her feathering seems darker than roosters, and her feet do have the black splash if you will. We are planning to take the brahma back in a few weeks for an exchange, but if our barred is a rooster, I feel like it could lead to a bad scene, and we may need to take both back sooner. Any advice would be welcome! Also, any words of encouragement would be great! We had to already exchange one of our original buff orpingtons due to her being a rooster, so it would be a real blow to lose another two and have to introduce another two. I know this happens a lot of with sexing but it has been such a bummer! We though by reserving older pullets, it would be less likely to happen!

 

[nuthatched]

It's a pullet, nothing says cockerel.

 

[citymeetscountry]

Looks like a pullet to me. Males have double barring and would appear lighter. I’d expect large comb and wattles

 

[Laurda1842]

Looks like a pullet to me. Males have double barring and would appear lighter. I’d expect large comb and wattles

great! Do you think she looks about 3 months?

 

[NatJ]

...of our most recent 3 (buff orpington, light brahma, barred rock), we just realized that our light brahma is indeed a rooster due to the tail. I am now getting paranoid that our Barred Plymouth Rock may be a rooster too due to the feathers in her tail. Her age is somewhat unknown, but we have had her for 6 weeks, and she was a little smaller than our 3 month old oprington when we first got her. My guess is she is 3-4 months. There has been no crowing

Has there been any crowing from the Brahma?
I'm not sure either one of those birds is male, given your guess of them being 3-4 months old.

 

[Laurda1842]

No crowing yet from either! Here is a better photo of the Brahma aka Yolko. I was noticing the saddle feathers and sickle tail which made me concerned, but I would be thrilled if this was not the case! I would really appreciate your opinion...

 

[Holdthechicken]

No crowing yet from either! Here is a better photo of the Brahma aka Yolko. I was noticing the saddle feathers and sickle tail which made me concerned, but I would be thrilled if this was not the case! I would really appreciate your opinion...

Awe one of my chickens is named Yolko! Your barred rock looks like a pullet. I have no experience with brahmas, so I’ll leave that to the pros on here.

 

[Laurda1842]

Awe one of my chickens is named Yolko! Your barred rock looks like a pullet. I have no experience with brahmas, so I’ll leave that to the pros on here.

Thank you! I think I am getting in my head, but it can be so hard to tell sometimes!

 

[Tired old Rooster]

Your Barred Rock is definitely a pullet.

 

[nuthatched]

Your brahma looks like a cockerel to me.