Help me out here...10 weeks Barred roo? or am I lucky it could be a hen?

[Lady of McCamley]

I posted earlier and got a 4 to 3 split as to whether "Flash" is a roo or hen.

I keep thinking this is going to be a roo...then it just doesn't develop quite like I think it should as a roo. At times it is very hennish, other times roo-ish.
Now it's just making me crazy-ish.

I must warn you that this bird came from a grab bag of fertile eggs that were supposed to be "purebreds" but have proven to be anything but...so while this bird looks like a simple Barred Rock, it could be a barred mutt...making it sexlinked...or not.

Anyway, daughter is visiting again in a couple of weeks from her new hubby's farm in Idaho, and if this is a roo, she will take it back. However, the last time I did that, I ended up giving away a very nice laying hen as the then 10 week "roo" turned out to lay nice eggs at 13 weeks (another fast developing mutt).

Thanks in advance.
Lady of McCamley












Now a nice roo stance. It still just chirps like a chick. Thought I heard baby crow this am (I keep waiting to hear it), but Silkie was just wanting out of pen and squawking. Watched all day and BR only chirped.

 

[ramirezframing]

rooster

 

[Iuvmychix]

Roo sorry!

 

[Wyandottes7]

You have a rooster, 100% sure.

 

[CowGrrrl]

Cockerel

 

[donrae]

That much comb at 10 weeks is all rooster.

Tell your daughter to bring that hen back

 

[Lady of McCamley]

Thank you all...I got my first verified "crow" today...well a sincere attempt anyway.

Yup...cockerel. I thought it was going to be...just a bit gun shy after giving away a decent hen last time (who KNEW she would mature into laying by 13 weeks! I gave her away at 10 weeks.)

Happy to give this one away to my daughter. She'll have a nice barred rooster.
@ Donrae...you are RIGHT....I should tell her to bring my hen back! (But I know I won't. I gave it fair and square.)
Lady of McCamley

 

[Iuvmychix]

Thank you all...I got my first verified "crow" today...well a sincere attempt anyway.

Yup...cockerel. I thought it was going to be...just a bit gun shy after giving away a decent hen last time (who KNEW she would mature into laying by 13 weeks! I gave her away at 10 weeks.)

Happy to give this one away to my daughter. She'll have a nice barred rooster.
@ Donrae...you are RIGHT....I should tell her to bring my hen back! (But I know I won't. I gave it fair and square.)
Lady of McCamley

Oh well.....at least your daughter will have him!