i need to know if I have a BR rooster here

[naakte]

I purchased 10 barred rock pullets when they were a day old. their combs are salmon colored and wattles are short. except for one whose wattles are much bigger and MUCH more red in color. this one does not have a comb like the others at all/ it is sorta really wide and without the distinct points like on the others combs. Could it possibly be this is a BR rooster and not a hen?

 

[N&MSchroeder]

How old are they? If they are close to laying, this could be a pullet.

BR roosters are lighter in color than the pullets so you might want to post a full body shot as well.

 

[RingedTeal]

Looks like it

 

[jtaylormade]

How old are they in this picture? One thing I am sure about is that is a Dominique in picture 2, that is why the comb is different, its a rose comb.

 

[tinychicky]

yes, that is a dominique, and a roo, too. it was either the free "exotic breed chick" hatcheries sometimes throw in that's usually a roo or random mix breed, or someone mixed up the chicks at the feedstore. he's pretty anyway

 

[Toshi]

It's a roos, but he is pretty. The BR hen is too, i love chickens with their feathers like that. I had a BR roos but he started to bite and he went to live on a biger farm with lots of hens.

 

[wolftracks]

Yep it's a Dom. I prefer them over the BRs. Keep thinking I may get some more of them since they were in my last flock I had to give up.

 

[ArizonaDesertChicks]

The dominique looks too dark (featherwise) to be a male. How old are they? I agree with N&MSchroeder - if they are getting close to laying age, it might be a hen. You can check the legs too - males typically have solid yellow legs, while the females have a dark wash down the front of their yellow legs. A full body shot would definitely help.

 

[pinkwindsong]

very dark for a rooster.. must be pullet ready to lay?

 

[NYREDS]

Being somewhat familiar with Dominiques I believe it's a pullet.