Could she be a he?

[Buffness1987]

Hello, I got this barred rock pullet almost 3 months ago. She has grown a ton! I was told she was purchased from TSC chick days in Feb. so she would be roughly 7 months. Im not sure if she is laying. I never catch her up in nesting box and I’m not noticing any extra eggs especially to the point of what she should be laying and this morning she was doing a weird half crow sound that I’ve never heard her make. She isn’t mounting any other hens and she is my biggest bird in my flock.

 

[chickens really]

That's a Cockerel...

 

[john_wrightson2003]

That is definitely a rooster!!!
Pretty bird tho!

 

[ChickenDoctor145]

Definitely a rooster, he's gorgeous tho!

 

[HeatherKellyB]

You've got a very handsome cockerel

 

[Frazzemrat1]

He's a cockerel, and not a barred rock. His barring is really all over the place. I think he's likely to be a male black sex link.

 

[Buffness1987]

He's a cockerel, and not a barred rock. His barring is really all over the place. I think he's likely to be a male black sex link.

That would make sense as everything I read about barred rocks say their genetic coding makes them much lighter in color. I just think he should have been crowing and mounting long before now. But I’m new to owning chickens so I’m still learning.

 

[Frazzemrat1]

Here's the first obvious reason he's male, below, his male saddle feathers. The second is actually how light his barring is. If he was a barred rock, he'd be male colored... its just that his barring isn't even, which is why I think BSL.

ETA: Do you have another cockerel or rooster?

 

[GabCar]

He is gorgeous!!!!

 

[Gray Farms]

That's a Black Sexlink cockerel.