barred rock hen or rooster? saddle and profile pictures included

[Kiwi Chicky]

Definatley hen!!

Heres my roo with a hen behind him

You can def see the difference in feathering

 

[81Ranch]

Also, on barred rocks, you can tell the difference by their legs....hens have black front's on their feet, roos are regular yellow all the way around..

 

[Rosecomb-Ryan]

yep hen a very nice lookin one!

 

[catfish/okie]

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I will keep this in mind if I ever buy BR pullets again at the farm store last time I bought 2 and 1 turned out to be a roo.

 

[rodriguezpoultry]

The black wash on the legs is not always correct. Sometimes the females have no black on their legs, and sometimes males have black on their legs. Especially seen in production stock and black sex-link males.

 

[Dustin Biery]

I agree with RoPo. The dark wash isn't always a sure way to tell males from females.

 

[Barred Rocker]

A beautiful hen. She may have a large comb and waddle but she definitely has hen features that'll make the roo's go yow!

 

[M To The Maxx]

Roo. That comb is way to big for a 18 week old hen.

 

[Dustin Biery]

Nope, sorry to tell ya Maxx, but that is a pullet. She is point of lay. Figure an egg anytime!

 

[delawaregirl09]

Thats a pullet, not a Roo. Her comb may be big, but sometimes they are. Her feathers are darker than a roosters and her saddle feathers are rounded and dont hang down like drapes. If she were a he, the sickle feathers would be showing, though small, and spur development would be starting.