Barred Rock chicks? Genders, and is that one really a Barred Rock? lol

[Sunshyne276]

A few weeks ago, I bought some chicks. Two were suppose to be Barred Rocks.
One is starting to look like a Barred Rock, and the other......I really don't know?
Do they both look like Barred Rocks, and can you tell the genders yet?
5-6 weeks old or so.

Barred Rock #1

Barred Rock? #2

 

[Red&Yellow]

Woah. Funky birds

. To my eyes, they look like two black sex-links - barred male, black female. Someone will probably come and correct me, but I stand by stubbornly.

 

[Lbrad7]

First two are barred rocks...that third one could be a black austrolorp or black giant but its not a barred rock.

 

[Liana]

Neither of those look like barred rocks to me. If I had to guess, I'd go with what Red&Yellow said - black sex-links.

 

[Happy Chooks]

Red&Yellow :

Woah. Funky birds

. To my eyes, they look like two black sex-links - barred male, black female. Someone will probably come and correct me, but I stand by stubbornly.

I completely agree.​

 

[Sunshyne276]

Thanks all... Well, Black Sexlinks kinda make since. I bought a Black Sexlink pullet at the same time.
He told me these were "Barred Rocks", but.. lol Oh well.

So, that would make the little barred chick a roo, then?

 

[Red&Yellow]

Really? I'm...kinda....right? Or at least in the majority? Wow

 

[speckledhen]

Not Barred Rocks. Trust me, they're my thing.

 

[Red&Yellow]

Hey speckledhen, if barred Rocks are your thing, how come your avatar isn't a BR?

 

[speckledhen]

It used to be. It also used to be my blue Orp rooster. I currently have a Delaware as the main flock rooster so Ike gets the avatar spot.

My BR rooster, Dutch, became a bit of a butthead toward me (he held a grudge) so went to live with lockedhearts. His brother, Zane, was also my avatar at one time. All the boys get to be on display on a rotating basis.