Girl or boy ISA x barred rock chick?

[won023]

i think this chick has taken on its dads genes of a barred rock. Can it be sexed it’s 1 day old.

 

[Ridgerunner]

No, it cannot be sexed. A true barred rock rooster has two barred genes at that gene pair and will give all of its offspring, male and female, a copy so they will all be barred. With that cross they will all have just one copy of that barred gene so the spot will be relatively small compared to a male with two barred genes.

If that cross were turned around so the hen was the barred one, then they could be sexed by the spot. But they are not.

 

[won023]

No, it cannot be sexed. A true barred rock rooster has two barred genes at that gene pair and will give all of its offspring, male and female, a copy so they will all be barred. With that cross they will all have just one copy of that barred gene so the spot will be relatively small compared to a male with two barred genes.

If that cross were turned around so the hen was the barred one, then they could be sexed by the spot. But they are not.

Thanks! Yes mother is the ISA brown and Dad is barred rock I guess I’ll have to wait is there a way of knowing it’s sex in the future?

 

[Ridgerunner]

When it is five weeks ole post photos showing the head (wattles and comb), and a profile shot showing legs and posture. Often at about five weeks they start showing signs. Not all of them do, I've had some 3 months old I still was not totally sure of, but with that cross it's likely we will be able to help. The majority of the time you can at five weeks.

 

[won023]

When it is five weeks ole post photos showing the head (wattles and comb), and a profile shot showing legs and posture. Often at about five weeks they start showing signs. Not all of them do, I've had some 3 months old I still was not totally sure of, but with that cross it's likely we will be able to help. The majority of the time you can at five weeks.

Thanks will do it does look like a barred rock?