Barred Rock. Roo or Hen?

[SallieGee]

Can someone help me decide if Margaret is a hen or roo?
She is slow to get tail feathers but has blackish feet and legs and black on beak. She is kinda bossy and a little lighter in color than her twin. Hope someone can help. She is 5 weeks old in the picture.
Thanks for the help.

 

[kittykat01]

If she is a Pure Barred Plymouth Rock she should have yellow legs and feet, with a little grey colouring to the front on some females IMO.... Might she be a cross breed? That could change to colour and pattern of her barring and make determining sex based upon colour a little more difficult.

She has an pretty large comb for 5 weeks, so I would tend to say Roo .....sorry!

(Not that I am anything even approaching an expert

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[SallieGee]

Oh no. I got her from a hatchery and her sister also has the blackish feet. She also has a pretty big cone. I was thinking I read somewhere on here that the roo would have yellow legs and hens black. Hmmmm. Guess I will have to wait it out but she should be purebred.
Thanks for the opinion.

 

[bustermommy]

If you could give us a picture more of her it would help. I know they don't like to hold still, but your hand is covering most of her.

 

[chick007]

looks just mine that i bought sexed from cackle. how founrd that some mature quicker than others in same batch. all have had huge combs since a week of age. all girls so far, and they just turned seven weeks old. my geuss is pullet. i have ten of barred rocks. she will catch up. roos are more white on black with yellowish legs.

 

[cubalaya]

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yes barred rock hens would have black running down their legs, rooster would have yellow legs

 

[littlecreekfarm]

I would say that's a rooster....his feet will probably turn yellow as he gets older

 

[mother o' chicks72]

the feathers are pretty dark to be a roo, but the comb is kinda big to be a hen. keep posting pics as it gets older, also post a standing pic so we can see her/his legs

 

[Mahonri]

I'd like to see the legs also, but I'm guessing pullet.

 

[SallieGee]

Thanks guys. I will post more as soon as I can. I have to get more pics. She does have yellow legs with black running down them just like the twin. I was worried because the tail feathers just have started to come out. The other one had bigger tail. Will post more of all of them soon.
Thanks again