help!! something really strange is going on

[guyg]

Hi
6 months ago i hatched 2 barred rocks... Which i was certain to be a male and female ..it was pretty clear to me.....not anymore... The one i thought to be cock is appearing to think he is a she... He will oftenlly go to sit where all my hens are laying eggs and will sit there for a while... Problem is im never around for the moment he get up to see if theres an egg...(there are eggs but no way to know who laid it)
Now ill post fotos of the pair so u guys can help me and tell me of im wrong about him or her

For me the first foto is the male (who acts like a hen)
2Nd foto is the female

 

[FlyWheel]

Is there a way you can keep him/her separate from the others? Then when he/she gets up from sitting you'll know. However judging from 'his' appearance in the photo I would say 'he' is a she.

 

[N F C]

I agree, looks like a girl to me too.

 

[Grub Digger]

At 6 months, you have 2 pretty ladies

 

[islandgirl82]

Those are both pullets. Plymouth Barred Rock females are darker than the males and at 6 months the males have visible long, thin, pointy feathers around their necks, called hackle feathers. Those same types of feathers will grow in from between their wings and drape over their sides. Those are called saddle feathers. The sickle feathers (those long tail feathers) tend to take a little longer to grow in but there should still be a noticeable difference at that age.

Some cockerels and roosters will sit in the nests. They're "helping" by showing the girls where the good nesting spots are. Others may stand guard around the nests or even just outside the coop while "shouting words of encouragement" when the girls lay their eggs.

 

[Cel45]

Both pullets, no male feathering on either.

 

[drumstick diva]

Pullets

 

[EggSighted4Life]

Hi, welcome to BYC!

Yes, those are both pullets! Congrats.

 

[guyg]

Thanks all
The reason i thought its a cock is for the much more ligher colors he is much whiter from the other one...

I was about to give him away for free.now i can keep her .. Hope she wont turn out to be a roo after all haha
Guess ill know in a bit

 

[donrae]

Those are both females.

Yes, the first one is a bit lighter overall than the second, but that's just normal variation with hatchery type stock. A pure male barred bird is much lighter overall, and by this point you'd see definite male characteristics. From the comb on that lady, I'm thinking she's laying eggs already.