Barred rock help

[nick lansford]

I know I keep posting about this but I'm not finding the awnser I need. I have 2 barred rocks, and I have a picture of there feathers and need help sexing.. Both have extremely, I mean extremely small wattles. They are around 5/6 weeks old

 

[nick lansford]

I also have better pictures of their head and feathers if that would help

 

[goldfinches]

I also have better pictures of their head and feathers if that would help

Yes, that would really help. Where are these birds from?

 

[WalkingOnSunshine]

Those are females. BR can be color sexed. Males have two copies of the barring gene and are much lighter.

 

[aoxa]

Those are females. BR can be color sexed. Males have two copies of the barring gene and are much lighter.

Feel free to use this as an example WalkingonSunshine. I posted it for everyone to use to help others.

It shows the colour difference quite clearly. The legs on the female even have the dark wash down them.

 

[WalkingOnSunshine]

Feel free to use this as an example WalkingonSunshine. I posted it for everyone to use to help others.

It shows the colour difference quite clearly. The legs on the female even have the dark wash down them.

Thanks! I've answered this question two times just today.

 

[nick lansford]

Those are females. BR can be color sexed. Males have two copies of the barring gene and are much lighter.

but they have very small wattles, is that normal?

 

[BantamLover21]

Looks like you have two Barred Plymouth Rock pullets. The dark coloring is typical of pullets of that breed/variety; small wattles are pretty normal, too. Though if the comb and wattles start getting much redder in the next few weeks, I would suspect them to be off-colored roosters.

 

[nick lansford]

Yes, that would really help.  Where are these birds from?

both these pics are of the same bird, the feathers are dark but that wattle worries me

 

[hdowden]

they are both pullets