Barred Rock chicks…Gender???

[carebear124]

I have two 3 week old barred rocks that I got from the pullet bin from TS. One has the long tail feathers and the other doesn’t. I heard that if they develop their tails early on, they will be hens. What do you think of the one that doesn’t appear to have much of any? I know it’s still early. But I thought it might be indicative of it being a roo.

 

[nuthatched]

Tails don't mean much however the one without a tail is a dude via stronger barring and a male head spot. Barred rocks can be sexed by head spot

 

[Rhodebar Lover]

Cockerels as a trend do get tail feathers in later. With the light barring and being slow to feather compared to the other Barred Rock I would be suspicious that it's a cockerel. Post updated pictures somewhere between 4-6 weeks. I suspect we'll see a large comb develop but it's too young to know for sure

 

[carebear124]

Thank you for your responses. I’ll post back when it’s bigger. Here’s a side view of the face:

 

[carebear124]

Tails don't mean much however the one without a tail is a dude via stronger barring and a male head spot. Barred rocks can be sexed by head spot

It’s crazy that they can be sexed by head spot. I got both of them from a pullet bin at TS. I should have known better because we already ended up with a roo from there of a different breed. I know mistakes happen, but if head spots help tell them apart, it’s too bad I didn’t know or they didn’t catch it. We got these ones on a whim with the kids.

 

[Artichoke Lover]

Thank you for your responses. I’ll post back when it’s bigger. Here’s a side view of the face:

Definitely a cockerel

 

[nuthatched]

It’s crazy that they can be sexed by head spot. I got both of them from a pullet bin at TS. I should have known better because we already ended up with a roo from there of a different breed. I know mistakes happen, but if head spots help tell them apart, it’s too bad I didn’t know or they didn’t catch it. We got these ones on a whim with the kids.

Pullets have a toupee, cockerels have a mullet, the employer have to go by the paperwork that is sent even its obviously wrong.