Barred Rock - hen or rooster? RESULT = HEN

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8-week old barred rock. Anyone know if this is a rooster or a hen?
 
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Thats a hen, You can see the difference of my roo and ur hen on this post on page 2,
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With that comb and wattles at 8 weeks? I would definitely vote roo on that one...
 
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My Barred Rocks are 9 weeks old, (sorry no pic) but their combs are only 1/8 inch high and only a hint of wattles at maybe 1/16 inch showing. I think you have a roo, too.
 
I vote pullet. Looks a lot like my BR girls did at 8 weeks - here's one:
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...and here she is now, at 18 weeks:
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...compared with her brother:
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I agree the coloring says pullet, but the comb? I have never seen a pullet with a comb like that at 8 weeks. Can a chicken have a hormone disorder?
 

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