Dark Barred Rock Feet

[Junkmanme]

This is an interesting and informative thread.

It would be EVEN BETTER if someone could post a few pictures to help illustrate the coloring, feathering, etc. of the chicks.

I learn a LOT here at Backyard Chickens Forum!
(I have a LOT to learn!)

-Junkmanme-

 

[speckledhen]

This is about Doms, but the same rules apply to BRs. There are very good pictures in the site.

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

 

[m2wandc]

If you click on my signature link you can see pics of our barred rock pullet...(at least to date she's a she...LOL)

You can see the darker legs and small barely there white on her head...

 

[speckledhen]

I can tell you that if it has a perky little tail at a week old or less, you are almost sure to have a pullet in the BRs.

 

[Barnyard]

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this is new to me.....thanks. I never even noticed that

 

[ChooksChick]

It's pretty easy to see the difference after you have been through a few batches- post pics and if there's any feather growth on them with barring, we should be able to tell from the lightness or darkness of the overall bird.

 

[ChickieNikki]

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Here is a pic of my pretty-sure-it's-a-roo BR chick...he's just shy of 4 weeks in this pic, and you can see how much more gray/white he has than black in the top pic, and in the bottom pic you can see his comb. I'll edit later with a pic of the legs--it's pretty dramatically less black on his legs than the girls.

ETA this pic shows roo in front, pullets behind him. notice leg barring, color and comb. his tail is perkier, but i don't think that means anything!

 

[speckledhen]

Oh, yeah, Roooooooooooster!

 

[desertgirl]

So greyer feathers mean roo?

 

[sparkles2307]

OK so the more black they have its a girl and the more white/grey are roos?