Hen or cockerel

[Peckeruk]

Hi all
New to chicken keeping, just wanting some opinions on what sex you think my chicks are.
They are 4 week old barnevelders

 

[Norcal527]

Its early to tell but the one in the 2nd pic could be a male.

 

[Peckeruk]

That's what I was thinking. It is feathering slower than the other two, stands taller and the wings are shorter.

 

[AJKinville]

Females are the only one who carry the lacing gene mine are about the same age and I have one of each from what I think yet and the one has gold on every feather speckling and the one who while out in the yard reared up acted like a too has less gold and its in splotches rather than one every feather. Hope this helps!

 

[famerzellman]

Hi all
New to chicken keeping, just wanting some opinions on what sex you think my chicks are.
They are 4 week old barnevelders

I’m going to say second photo roo and the other two Pullets!

 

[Peckeruk]

Here are some better pics of the Barnevelders.
First two pics are of the one I believe is a cockerel. The other pics are of the other two which I think are hens.

 

[Clarity1210]

Hello, y’all ! I’m going to ride this thread! I have 2 young barnevelder chickens that I’m hoping are pullets. I don’t yet see much difference in coloration or pattern, though a little in form and the shapeliness of the tail feathers. They’re both about 12 weeks old. Pictures 1-2 are the same bird, the one my daughter and I wonder about being a roo. Picture 4 is the other.

 

[Clarity1210]

I noticed the reflections off the feathers on picture 2 makes it appear there is some white- there isn’t. Also, unless the light is just right the coppery quality of the brown doesn’t show.