Gender?

[CrazyCochin]

I agree, the hens we have had look identical to the one the OP posted.

Well, I can't find a picture....

 

[CrazyCochin]

Oh... ok. So are you asking because you wanted to adopt it if it's a hen since you already have a rooster? Sorry for all the questions, I am just curious.

Out of experience with barred rocks/Dominique breeds this one looks like a hen. I definitely could be wrong but even the tail doesn't look curled. And the face looks more like a hen, the comb isn't too big either.

I agree.

 

[Leo1]

Maybe it's one of those eye trick things. I really do see more white than black, so I thought young cockeral. I do need to get reading glasses....

 

[CrazyCochin]

Found a couple! Aunt J!

 

[CrazyCochin]

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As you can see, (sorry for the photo quality) she has the dark barring and the white, which is especially wide on her wings.

 

[Leo1]

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Hmmm....she looks really white too. Maybe, the breeding has become a little more white than it used to be. Barred rock hens I'd seen before were more black.

 

[CrazyCochin]

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Hmmm....she looks really white too. Maybe, the breeding has become a little more white than it used to be. Barred rock hens I'd seen before were more black.

You may be on the right track, and I think it really depends if the bird is breeder quality or just feedstore quality, like some other breeds of chickens.

My BLRW turned out to have more gold than red, but she kept the blue feathers. So someone explained to me that the feedstore's Blue laced reds are technically Blue laced Golds.

 

[JustBabyMargo]

My hen was pretty light too....

 

[_Moon_]

Alright, you all are gonna tell me if I'm the idiot...
All we know is barred rock. What gender is this chicken?
It seems very obvious to me, but apparently I'm the only one of this opinion.

hen

 

[Little Baby Bean]

I say hen too!