Bully hen, or rooster?

[Pjm14624]

This chicken has taken to crowing. Not like the average person whould imagine a rooster crowing, but more like a "Ooooh-Ooooh" kind of sound. I can't ever seem to record her doing it, but there's supposedly a way to tell by the chicken's appearance. There are three (this one is one of them) who are lighter colored Barred Rocks, and they are all the same age - their combs and wattles look to be similar in size and shape. There are another three who are darker colored Barred Rocks who are 4-8 weeks younger than the first group of three, so comparing their combs and wattles to this crowing bird isn't helpful at all.

There's a tail feather that sticks up and curves, which makes me wonder if it's a rooster, but one of the others this age also has one, but doesn't crow. This one DOES seem to think s/he is the boss of all of them.

Neck and tail feathers, otherwise, seem exactly the same as all the others.

Picture below shows head-on shot. The wattles seem big, but I don't know if that's because the younger ones just don't have them significantly developed or not. The others this same again, seem to have similar size and shape wattles.

 

[Smokerbill]

I would say all three of the lighter ones are cockerels. That darker one in the pic looks like a pullet from its coloring.

 

[Pjm14624]

That's kind of what I'm afraid of...LOL

 

[ThePhoebeFive]

Everything about them screams roosters. Them being lighter is also a good indicator since barred rock roos have more white than the girls.

 

[Hedgeland Farms]

I say 3 boys and 3 pullets

Here's a pic of my boy with a pullet though they are a bit older...

Pullet 20 wks, cockerel 22 wks...
But you can see the color differences...
And see that your boys combs are bigger than my pullets.

Second pic is him at abt 13wks

 

[Holdthechicken]

Agreed with above, you have three cockerels.

 

[Galaxy_rules]

I would say all three of the lighter ones are cockerels. That darker one in the pic looks like a pullet from its coloring.

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