Barred Rock chicken, rooster or hen??

Rockland Farm

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10 Years
Jul 25, 2009
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The one in the back- is it a female or a male? (the front one is definitely a male because he has crowed). I'm almost positive that she is a hen. The second picture is of her up-close

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If it isn't crowing like the other one than maybe it is a pullet. the comb and wattles are smaller that the one you no is a roo but that doesn't really mean anything. It is driving me crazy trying to figure out what mine are too and everyone tells me something different. I finally decided that i would just have to wait and see if they are going to lay eggs or not.
Oh and someone on here also told me that a pullet can crow and they can also grow spurs. That is about when i lost it!!
Good luck.
 
Listen to speckledhen she knows her rocks!
As stated, looks like 2 roos.

Rockland Farm wrote:

Oh, and what are saddle feathers?

the feathers along the back (think of how a horse wears a saddle)​
 
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