boy or girl?!

[buffbuttercup]

I am on my first batch of backyard chickens, and all were bought as pullets. My barred rock is going on 3 weeks old and has barely gotten any sort of tail feathers - as I've been told, females get the primary feathers first. all the others in (his?!) age group have their tail feathers - could this be a sign that I have a boy? Or do barred rocks just mature a little slower, lol. And so if it is a boy, I don't think i'll be able to keep him, what then? I surely don't want to eat him as they are being raised for eggs and as pets, not for meat. Any ideas? Feedback would be greatly appreciated as I am new at all of this. One thing, they are all happy healthy birds!
Thanx!

 

[LarryPQ]

Only certain breeds can be feather-sexed with any relyability.

Pictures would be helpful

 

[LarryPQ]

BTW

 

[buffbuttercup]

ooh, thanx for the welcome :0) um...i'll try - i'm not so good at this site yet! pictures coming (soon?!)
thanx!!

 

[buffbuttercup]

oh my gosh, is this all html stuff? do i have to use photobucket to link photos or can i upload directly from my pc? i am so lost, lol.

 

[LarryPQ]

go up to the blue bar
click on uploads
browse your pc
select the pic you want
hit submit
it will take you to a page with two lines of code
click inside one text box
select all or "control a"
go to your post
paste or "control v"
preview your post
if ok, click submit.

 

[LarryPQ]

you can also use any pic from the web.

click "reply to post"
paste the link from your pic into the text box
highlight the entire link
then click the "IMG" button above the text box
Click on preview
submit if ok


Here is a link of a picture I found
http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj20/imdavidlee1983/funny_chicken01.jpg

Here is the pic itself

If you click "quote" on this post, you will see the difference: which is just a

before and after the link.

 

[buffbuttercup]

my little barred rock! i want her to be a her SO bad!! i guess i could make the rounds and ask the neighbors if they'd mind a little cockerel around these parts! what do you think?? does she look like a she?

 

[LarryPQ]

I'd guess pullet right now.

 

[ADozenGirls]

I'm guessing girl too.