Help identifying and sexing please!

[Ryandavis3]

Hello 9 week old , trying to decide if it’s a roo or not and help identifying the breed please and thank you

 

[EggSighted4Life]

Hello 9 week old , trying to decide if it’s a roo or not and help identifying the breed please and thank you View attachment 3796433

Hi there, welcome to BYC!

Handsome.. barred rock or maybe black sex link cockerel.. hard to know for sure (at least for me) without any sales information.

Do those earlobes look red or white to you?

 

[Alexandra Runner]

Definitely a rooster! I'm thinking Barred Rock... But I'm no expert on breeds.

 

[SchwartzLakeFarmNC]

I'm not sure on this one, I see everyone's point, but our BR pullets had the same coloration and barring, and did get comb and wattles early on around 10 weeks, I would think Cockerels by this age would be lighter in color. I'm torn. Don't give up hope quite yet for a pullet. I could very well be way off track but you'll know soon enough I suppose.

 

[The Ranch Girl]

Cockerel, he looks like a barred rock to me.

 

[talkinboutchickens]

Hello 9 week old , trying to decide if it’s a roo or not and help identifying the breed please and thank you View attachment 3796433

Barred rock for sure, because of the stocky legs, big red comb and wattles, I'm thinking male. Could you insert a pic of them as a chick? Since barred rocks are sexlinked you will be able to tell the gender by the color of the baby chick's down feathers.

 

[Ryandavis3]

Barred rock for sure, because of the stocky legs, big red comb and wattles, I'm thinking male. Could you insert a pic of them as a chick? Since barred rocks are sexlinked you will be able to tell the gender by the color of the baby chick's down feathers. View attachment 3796471View attachment 3796472

 

[Alexandra Runner]

That looks like a male to me!

 

[talkinboutchickens]

I also found this, so yes he is 100% a rooster.

Barred rocks are known for being very sweet so I wouldn't worry about him being a mean rooster when he grows up and giving him away.

 

[Ryandavis3]

Thank you all for the insight !