Do I have a rooster? Are these Barred Rocks or Dominiques??

[mvkmako]

We just got our first chicks a few weeks. Can someone determine the sex of these 2 barred rocks by these pics, they might be about 7 weeks old now (or are they too young to know yet?)? We are not allowed to have roosters in our neighborhood. Is the lighter one male? I would hate to have to get rid of one or both, they are so sweet! Thanks so much for your help!

 

[mvkmako]

The one is actually a Dominique, and both are pullets.

Wow, really?! Which one is Dominique?? My husband picked these out and the woman said they were Barred Rocks, we are new and clueless!? How can you tell they are pullets? Thanks for your help!!

 

[Painted Calls]

The one is actually a Dominique, and both are pullets.

 

[Cecisflock]

Wow, really?! Which one is Dominique?? My husband picked these out and the woman said they were Barred Rocks, we are new and clueless!? How can you tell they are pullets? Thanks for your help!!

the lighter is a Dom. They are both girls, we can tell bc of the stripes

 

[MysteryChicken]

Looks like 1 boy, 1 girl too me. They're Dominique's.

 

[Chicken Chat]

At 7 weeks you should start hearing a newbie crow I would think if you had roo. My boys would do that cough, hack sound, practice crow about that age.

 

[Dinoroar]

Dominique’s have rose comb like yours. Barred rocks have single combs. There are other differences as well but that’s the most obvious. The one on the left in the top picture looks like a hen but the one on the right I can’t tell for sure but I’d lean towards hen as not looking like the waddles are doing much. Are their combs the same color or is one redder?

 

[Dinoroar]

Thank you! The darker chick has a redder comb...and it's waddles seem more noticeable, but still barely there

You’ll know for sure soon! I know its hard to wait if you’ll have to rehome a roo. Fingers crossed you have too hens

 

[KahKaDoodleDo22]

They both look like hens to me the one with the larger comb that is a little more red, if you see the waddles turning red in the next week you may have a rooster on your hands but I would guess it’s a hen

 

[mvkmako]

the lighter is a Dom. They are both girls, we can tell bc of the stripes

Thanks so much! I will definitely research that more, very interesting!! Whatever breed they are, they are both awesome!