Barred Rock - Roo or pullet?

[smk2010]

Is there any way to tell if my 3 Barred Rock chicks are male or female? They are approximately 3 months old.

 

[chickenma]

Most of the time the combs of the roo are bigger then hens. The roo is lighter colred feathered then the hens.
Do you have a picture. maybe we can help you out.
google feathersite. He has great pictures of birds and you can see how they look like.

 

[HEChicken]

The best thing to do would be to post a pic! As a general rule though, the comb will develop faster, bigger and redder on a cockerel than a pullet. Also, he will develop wattles sooner. By three months you should be able to see a noticeable difference in comb/wattle size.

Other indications are saddle/hackle feathers which will be more pointy on a boy. The tail feathers on a boy will grow longer and start to curve a little towards the back. Most particularly on a Barred Rock though, is the patterning of their bars. A boy will be more white with black bars, while a female will be more black with white bars.

 

[Bantimna]

Post a PIC!

 

[smk2010]

I will see about getting pictures of them to post in the next day or two. One I'm fairly certain is a roo (long tail feathers) but the other two I'm not sure.