Help sexing 6 week BR chick

[Crazy for Chickens!]

It was accurate for me i am sure there are a few rare exceptions to the rule. Just like Almost every boxturtles genders are determined by eye color but every blue one we have an exception to the rule but more often than not what i posted is more valid 8 out of 10 will have darkee feet will be pullets. Below pictures at couple weeks and other is of my br pullet about to be 3 months on the first: )

Not saying it doesn't work, but I've never heard of that before. I think if it was a sure way of telling, it would be very common. Just saying, I wouldn't rely on it, like, say, you have a chick, see leg color, decide its a rooster and get rid of it. Wo knows, it could be a pullet? Just my opinion.

 

[chickenreyna]

Not saying it doesn't work, but I've never heard of that before. I think if it was a sure way of telling, it would be very common. Just saying, I wouldn't rely on it, like, say, you have a chick, see leg color, decide its a rooster and get rid of it. Wo knows, it could be a pullet? Just my opinion.

I googled ways to determine gender of br and the spot on head came up and the color of legs and feet were first two things that appeared. .. I think someone even quoted so would that be c considered a being able to tell gender at birth like sexlinks so its prob not a 100% way to tell but probably more often than not. Its all over google.

 

[Crazy for Chickens!]

It may work pretty good. Just I'm not very familiar. Unless its a guaranteed to work, I'm probably gonna wait and make sure.

 

[Lady of McCamley]

Determining the color of Barred Rocks at hatch, or early, only works if the Barred Rock lines are carefully controlled, which hatchery stock are not.

In controlled lines, WITHIN that line, you can see smaller head dot with black leg wash is female, and large head dot no black wash is male. But you cannot compare between two different lines of Barred Rock as there are variations within the coloring patterns between differently kept lines.

Hatchery stock (which I assume this chick is) are not controlled for auto sexing coloring. They are production birds and therefore not reliable.

The double barring in the BR male does mean a lighter bird (more bars) than the female, but from personal experience, hatchery stock also is variable in general color appearance which makes it hard to tell until older.

So for most commercial Barred Rock, the best indicator is the comb development, unless you've got line controlled Barred Rock.

LofMc

 

[mcclucker]

Yes, this is hatchery stock. So, pullet? Or too soon to tell?

 

[imnukensc]

Pullet.

 

[lazy gardener]

I have been able to accurately gender ID hatchery stock PBR, and Dominique (cuckoo pattern) correctly based on head spot and black wash on front of legs. Agreed, some lines are more accurate than others. However, Barred and cuckoo patterned birds, if not a barnyard mix, SHOULD be auto sexing. Other breeds are also somewhat easy to ID based on chick coloring.

 

[Lady of McCamley]

Yes, this is hatchery stock. So, pullet? Or too soon to tell?

Yes, I think it is pullet as it has small, pale comb, and looks darker, but time will tell.

LofMc