can barred rocks be sexed as day olds???

[sonew123]

they are all the same color with no distinct difference-no small white spots -all large surrounding base of skull..I will have to get out camera and take group photo to show you so I can get your opinions...Im saying I have all roos

they don't call me roo queen for nothing

 

[speckledhen]

http://www.dominiquechicken.com/Sexing_Dominique_chicks.html

This link is good for Barred Rocks, Cuckoo Marans and Dominiques and has very good photos. Some breeder stock is harder to sex, but hatchery stock or a few generations removed from the hatchery is very easy 95% of the time. I'm rarely wrong about those, but there is occasionally one that will try to skirt around the rules and fool even the experts.

 

[BHep]

I know the feeling

 

[sonew123]

ok photos up loading now!

 

[sonew123]

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I have all roos according to those photos!

Now these chicks are from a friends barred rocks-I think she got them from a hatchery. I wanted to hatch out some chicks as some of my customers want just regular cheapo pullets and I don't carry your average run of the mill chickens to sell. They dont want to pay more than 2-4$ per chick and when I carry Lav Am's-BLRW's silkies etc.I cant offer much besides that-so I thought I would just start a flock of BR's just for them! Im not having good luck so far..still waiting on photos

thank you for that link speaks volumes!!!

 

[sonew123]

looksie for yourselves

 

[sonew123]

could it be that because they are not the best quality in breed that looks can be decieving???

 

[BHep]

I suspect you will have to play the waiting game now....

pullets

 

[sonew123]

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as harsh as this sounds I wouldnt hang onto 5 roos in hopes one would be a pullet-Id cull them I vowed last Summer I would not hold onto chicks that I knew were roos but was in denial. When I held out high hopes for half my new flock to be girls-28/35 were roos and I grew them out to 20 weeks+, Then processed most of them as I couldnt give them away!!!

These wee ones have thrown me cause they are so odd compared to those photos-their shanks are showing the darkness that would lead me to believe pullets though-really dark up to toe tips almost=but FAT legs and ankles!
for now they are safe-but the first sign of rooness-they have to go-of course I will try and give away before Id cull them so no worries there...

 

[BHep]

28/35 roosters

WOW !!! and I thought I had troubles hatching pullets...
I don't feel so bad now.

I hope you sent me pullet eggs..

Seriously.... I would think being hatchery stock, they may not follow the same color patterns and leg colors etc. Best of luck