HEN OR ROOSTER ?!?!?!

[junebuggena]

Can you post a pic of the feathers on the back? It's a barred Easter Egger with those muffs. Is it closer to 3 months or 4? By 4 months a cockerel will have very noticeable hackle and saddle feathers, which I'm not seeing. At 3 months they are just beginning to grow in. I've had pullets have pretty red combs at 13/14 weeks so just because this birds comb is red doesn't mean it's for sure a cockerel. And since it's not a pure barred Rock, the usual barring rules don't apply.

 

[donrae]

I think it's a mixed breed cockerel, and more like 3 months (or maybe a touch younger). Older hens don't like any newbies, regardless of gender, and a young cockerel is just as likely to get chased and pecked as a young pullet. He's not old enough to assert or defend himself and may need alternate housing for a while until he's bigger and can hold his own against the mature ladies.

 

[barredrockQnA]

couple more pics

 

[junebuggena]

With those new pics, I think it's a cockerel. The male saddle feathers are just starting to peek out from under the back feathers. He is so cute with those muffs!

 

[Th84]

looks like a cockerel.

 

[laurabob]

I don't agree. Here are pictures of a 3 - 4 month old Barred Rock Cockerel I have now. Notice his comb is significantly larger.

rooster

 

[grandma7]

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Roo or hen?
I need to double age on these pictures.
I am noting the lighter color up against the other Barred Rocks. The dark color on legs. She/he started showing red comb b4 any of the other girls. No crowing, no domination. But she/he does have a severe crossbeak. Her comb is at the same stage as 3 of the others.

 

[grandma7]

Here's the comparison toother barred rocks I have. She/he is in front of RIR
These pics are when they were 12-13wks of age.

 

[Egriggs12]

What are the gender of these 2? They are about 6 months old

 

[junebuggena]

What are the gender of these 2? They are about 6 months old

In the back, I see two Barred Rocks. One the left is a cockerel, on the right it looks like a pullet.
Up front are what appear to be Cuckoo Marans (white skin, not yellow). And they look like pullets.
But that picture is a bit too blurry to be 100% sure.