Barred Rock - Rooster?

[Urbanchick207]

We recently bought 5 chicks (3 barred rocks and 2 rhode island reds). As new chicken owners and residents of a city that only allows hens, we really emphasized that we needed girls! Now, at 3 or 4 or 5 weeks old (the guy was not really forthcoming with info!), each of our chicks is growing little bumps, spurs?? Does this mean we have five little roosters in the brooder?

 

[Pyxis]

All chicks, no matter the gender, have a spur bump, and some hens do grow spurs, so you can't tell gender from that. If you could post a full body picture we could help you out with the gender, but they may still be too young to tell

 

[Urbanchick207]

Excellent! I'll try to get some glamor shots of them tomorrow!

 

[Urbanchick207]

Roosters or Hens? Age is anywhere from 3 to 4 weeks.

1. Big Bleu (the biggest and more aggressive)

2. Fluffy

3. BocBoc and T's butt

4. Sassafras

5. T and Big Bleu


Thanks for sharing your wisdom!

 

[Pyxis]

So far I would say number one and number four are cockerels, and possibly T in the last picture too. The others look like pullets so far.

 

[Urbanchick207]

Okay, we're going to try to rehome the biggest possible rooster if he is indeed a he - so I'm going to post another couple pictures of it. Is this almost certainly a rooster or is it possibly a hen with a big attitude? This chick is 3 or 4 weeks; we're not quite sure.
Thanks for taking a look!

 

[keesmom]

The one in question is a cockerel, and so is the one behind him in the first picture.

 

[Urbanchick207]

Crud. I think we bought three barred rock roosters. Such a bummer as they are my favorite looking chicken and supposed to be good chicken pets! Is it the redness of the comb and wattles growing so quickly that is a sure sign of a rooster?