Barred Rock- Hen or Roo?

[klevesque]

This little one was 7 weeks on Wednesday. Any guesses? All the pics are of the same bird.

 

[cubalaya]

definetly a hen.

 

[klevesque]

I question it because of all 5 BR that I have this is the only one with a larger comb. The other 4 have very tiny combs.

 

[cubalaya]

do they all have black running down the front of their feet? cockerels feet are all yellow, pullets have black on the front of their feet

 

[klevesque]

I'll have to go look and see.

 

[RL]

Looks like a pullet to me. Her color is too dark to be a male. You can't always go by the dark wash on the legs. I have a BR pullet I named Hidden Roo. When she was younger she had no dark wash on her legs and had green tail feathers, but a very pullet looking face and a little light on the color for BR pullet. I just couldn't tell so hence the name. She now lays an egg a day, but might miss one day a week. Sometimes they can take you by surprise, but I'm pretty sure you have a girl there.

 

[speckledhen]

Pullet.

 

[klevesque]

Here is why I question if it's a roo. I have that one with a bigger comb then I have 4 others that look exactly like the one next to the one in question. The first 2 pics are for comparison to the one I question.

 

[ArizonaDesertChicks]

She looks just like my BR pullets did at 7 weeks - their combs were bigger than your other 4 BRs also.


These pictures should ease your mind - these are 2 of my BR pullets at 7 weeks old - they are now 1 year old and lay lots of huge brown eggs.

 

[klevesque]

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!

I now only have 1 roo!!!! I can definately live with that!!

I want chickens for their eggs not for their chicks.

I will be keeping my Austalorp roo because I know he is gonna be a beauty! I'll just be extra vigilant at collecting eggs several times a day.

The thought of having 2 roos was overwhelming to me.