Barred Plymouth Rock -roo or pullet... Help!

[posercrew]

I'm thinking rooster but hoping it's a pullet.

 

[Michael OShay]

The barring appears to be light so I'm thinking it's a cockerel. Pullets generally have darker barring.

 

[Alexandra33]

A very helpful BYC member told me that one of her chicks sported a very upright stance, and now that same bird now gives her eggs. Your BR's darker coloration seems to indicate female, in my opinion. BR cockerels have very light colored barring. I could be wrong, but that's kind of what I feel for now.

Here's one of my Barred Rock hens as a pullet.

-Alexandra33

 

[youngchooklover]

I'm thinking rooster but hoping it's a pullet.

I breed Barred Plymouth Rocks and when I think it's a boy it's normally a hen. I say it looks like a hen to me.

 

[Michael OShay]

A very helpful BYC member told me that one of her chicks sported a very upright stance, and now that same bird now gives her eggs. Your BR's darker coloration seems to indicate female, in my opinion. BR cockerels have very light colored barring. I could be wrong, but that's kind of what I feel for now.

Here's one of my Barred Rock hens as a pullet.

-Alexandra33

Your Barred Rock is unusually light for a pullet (it happens sometimes). The pic below is typical male (in front) and female (in back) coloring. To me, posercrew's BR looks more like typical male barring (although it's still quite young). Of course over the next couple of months, the color of the comb and wattles will tell the story for certain.

http://cdn.backyardchickens.com/9/91/350x700px-LL-91da041d_900x600px-LL-ef95ac5f_69833_dscf3153.jpeg

 

[Rhodebar Lover]

Your Barred Rock is unusually light for a pullet (it happens sometimes). The pic below is typical male (in front) and female (in back) coloring. To me, posercrew's BR looks more like typical male barring (although it's still quite young). Of course over the next couple of months, the color of the comb and wattles will tell the story for certain.

http://cdn.backyardchickens.com/9/91/350x700px-LL-91da041d_900x600px-LL-ef95ac5f_69833_dscf3153.jpeg

I agree.

 

[Michael OShay]

I agree.

Actually I accidentally reversed the comments in my pic. The dark one in the front is a female, the light one in the back is a male. Sorry about the mistake. (

 

[Rhodebar Lover]

Actually I accidentally reversed the comments in my pic. The dark one in the front is a female, the light one in the back is a male. Sorry about the mistake. (

I figured that people would understand since a few comments already mentioned the lighter ones are cockerels and that the darker one were pullets

 

[posercrew]

so... it seem like half of the guesses are roo and half are pullet.... thank you all so far for your guesses. time will tell! she/he will be 3 weeks on thursday. when does the comb usually turn red? or what are other signs I can look for? thank you for your help. we are new to chickens. we have 2 buff orpingtons and 2 barred rocks.

 

[Michael OShay]

so... it seem like half of the guesses are roo and half are pullet.... thank you all so far for your guesses. time will tell! she/he will be 3 weeks on thursday. when does the comb usually turn red? or what are other signs I can look for? thank you for your help. we are new to chickens. we have 2 buff orpingtons and 2 barred rocks.

Cockerels' combs typically turn bright red anywhere from 7 to 11 weeks. Pullets' combs don't turn bright red until a little before they begin laying. Outside of the light barring which is not 100% accurate, the bright red comb and wattles will be the first sign (with any breed) that you have a cockerel. Later on, cockerels will begin developing long pointed hackle, saddle, and sickle feathers.