Barred Rock - Is it a hen or roo?

[Saad M]

Our barred rock is nearly 5 weeks old and I am still not 100% sure if its a hen or a roo, we really want a hen. Would love to know what you guys think.

 

[house1917]

Since he's starting to get a crest as well as the large red comb, a possible explanation is he has legbar rooster and some kind of black hen as parents. The bright yellow legs work for legbar/rock cross- but there are lots of possibilities.

Hopefully you wanted at least one cockerel.

 

[Artichoke Lover]

Going off of the comb I believe it’s a male. It doesn’t look like a pure Barred Rock to me though. The pattern is too irregular for that.

 

[Saveria]

Yeah definitely! But Barred Rocks should have yellow legs so I don’t think it is one. I think it’s either a CM or a CM mix. But who knows. It’s looking a little rooster ish but still too young to be sure. Hens can have bigger combs too so yeah. Hopefully it’ll be a girl.

X2

 

[TillyPeeps]

That comb does look boyish. However, if it's a marans, there is still a chance it's a girl. Marans tends to have a large pink comb early. My splash Marans hen had a similar large pink comb like that when she was 5w old. I was worried that she's a boy until she started to lay. I cannot tell if she has single barring or double barring though. If she has more white than black, it's a double barring male for sure. But it's not very clear for her, so we will have to wait to see.

 

[ShrekDawg]

Going off of the comb I believe it’s a male. It doesn’t look like a pure Barred Rock to me though. The pattern is too irregular for that.

It’s also got pinkish legs instead of yellow. I think it’s a Cuckoo Marans and not a Barred Rock. Could still be a mix though too.

 

[ShrekDawg]

yeah kind off hard to tell, I am just hoping it turns out to be a hen otherwise my daughter will be very sad to see it go.

Yeah definitely! But Barred Rocks should have yellow legs so I don’t think it is one. I think it’s either a CM or a CM mix. But who knows. It’s looking a little rooster ish but still too young to be sure. Hens can have bigger combs too so yeah. Hopefully it’ll be a girl.

 

[ShrekDawg]

We are hoping *fingers crossed

Good luck!

 

[Saveria]

It's a cockerel. Long curling tail feathers + big red comb + green/black feathers on the wings. I'm pretty sure purebred barred rocks can't have those green/black feathers at all. Maybe others can chime in if any other breed with a cuckoo pattern can have those feathers, otherwise it is in fact a mix.

 

[Saad M]

Going off of the comb I believe it’s a male. It doesn’t look like a pure Barred Rock to me though. The pattern is too irregular for that.

I figured it was a mix because I saw a clip on youtube where they were showing their easter egger and it looked very similar. I have put the link below and its 45 seconds in.