Gender help! 10 week old “Bluebell egger”

[MotherOfCluckers]

I very highly doubt that this is an araucana cross. They're really too expensive to just simply cross to make a barred blue egger. In addition, if he was a direct araucana cross, he'd have a pea comb, like the bird in the pic. The lack of tail is probably due to molting.

I am also on the fence about the gender. Its really light for a Barred Rock pullet, but its kinda dark for a barred rock cockerel. The problem with hatchery quality birds, is that differences like that are getting more common. A male BR should be much lighter than his female counterpart.

He does not appear to have a pea comb. I think it’s just regular.

 

[Frazzemrat1]

He does not appear to have a pea comb. I think it’s just regular.

agreed, the second pic that somebody else posted had a modified pea comb. I think he's a hatchery quality barred rock, and we'll just have to wait and see for confirmation on cockerel or pullet.

 

[Mr Beaks]

I'm no expert but could it be an EE/Barred Rock mix? It looks like it has cheeks and a tiny beard.

Never mind. Didn't realize that was someone else's bird.