Barred Rock: rooster or hen?

[imabookwyrm]

Im a chicken newbie. This is my first post. My BR are about 2 months old. I bought 6 pullets from tractor supply. But 3 look different from the other three. I'm afraid I have 3 roosters. All my silver laced wyandottes look the same. Thanks in advance

 

[Lady of McCamley]

At 8 weeks of age, the barred bird, or two barred birds, are roosters.

Sorry.
LofMc

 

[TattooedChicks]

Lighter in color and lots of red development, I’d say roosters...

 

[LilJoe]

Cockerels...

 

[ChickenGrass]

Cockerel

 

[imabookwyrm]

I'm so sad. They were the higher egg production breed.
Thanks for the feedback.

 

[drumstick diva]

cockerel - is there a third one you believe is a male?

 

[Cryss]

In the last photo I see a cockerel up front, another all the way in the back, and a pullets backside in the middle. Cockerels are lighter in feather color and the face lace is deeper red.
I started with 4 birds, 2 ended up cockerels. I got mine from a breeder who guarentees gender. I was able to trade one back for 2 pullets, decided to keep the other. Breeder gave me a free pullet to make up for his error even though I kept the cockerel. Maybe you should see if you have a breeder in your area.

 

[Frazzemrat1]

Definitely a cockerel. They tend to be much lighter than the pullets, due to their double barring gene.

 

[Crazy for Chickens!]

Cockerels.

Do ou have a pic of the 3rd one?