Help me guess the sex of this buff Orpington and barred rock!

[Frazzemrat1]

they're both pullets. I agree with above, the barred rock is too dark to be a male.

 

[m1chelle1]

barred rock is a female for sure. agree with the rest. my barred rock roo had a much redder and larger comb at this age, as well.

 

[Alo]

Are you positive the bird that inseminated your Barred hen was a Buff Orpington?

Is it possible that another bird is the father?

They don't look like they're the cross you'd get by putting a Buff Orpington rooster over a Barred hen.

 

[chrissynemetz]

I believe these are both pullets

 

[Denasmee]

barred rock is a female so long as both parents were barred rocks. The barring is too dark for a male.

The guy we got them from said that the father was 100% a barred rock but the mother he had no idea as he had multiple hens running around. So what does that mean?

 

[Denasmee]

Are you positive the bird that inseminated your Barred hen was a Buff Orpington?

Is it possible that another bird is the father?

They don't look like they're the cross you'd get by putting a Buff Orpington rooster over a Barred hen.

They are not from the same place or father and mother I should say. We got them at different farms. The barred rocks father was 100% a barred rock but were unsure of who the mother was, as there were multiple hens running around.

 

[Rose Quartz]

The guy we got them from said that the father was 100% a barred rock but the mother he had no idea as he had multiple hens running around. So what does that mean?

That means it would have gotten one copy of the barring gene from it's father and if it's mom was not a barred chicken it wouldnt get the second copy if it was a boy. Making it's barring look like a females regardless of gender.

You'll probably have to wait to find out about that one. I know my barred rock girls started laying at about 21 weeks. But you might be able to tell around 12-13 weeks when the feathers come in. Pointy around the neck and around the tail on the back for boys, rounded for girls.

 

[Frazzemrat1]

exactly

 

[Denasmee]

That means it would have gotten one copy of the barring gene from it's father and if it's mom was not a barred chicken it wouldnt get the second copy if it was a boy. Making it's barring look like a females regardless of gender.

You'll probably have to wait to find out about that one. I know my barred rock girls started laying at about 21 weeks. But you might be able to tell around 12-13 weeks when the feathers come in. Pointy around the neck and around the tail on the back for boys, rounded for girls.

Thank you

I was wondering this, that kinda sucks but ! Def gotta wait it out!

 

[imnukensc]

They both look like pullets to me, but I am 100% certain the BR is a pullet.