I think TSC did it again. Barred rocks possibly all roos!

[Sara Ranch]

One of my black austrolorps use to crow when she was little, like 5 weeks old. It was very faint, but a definite crow. She was in with two cockerels - who did not crow. Lol - one of the cockerels (a buff) actually popped out with a super red comb and super red waddles at 3 weeks old. He use to sleep with his head tucked behind and under his wing. (I have read on this forum that only girls sleep that way.) And he use to snore. Yes, SNORE.

They are older now. My girl doesn't crow that I hear. Only the loud mouth older rooster that is with them. As for the boy snoring - I dunno if he still does or not, but he still tucks his head under sometimes.

The crowing could be a girl just practicing her momma yelling voice for when she has kids. (Or it could be a rooster. None of my guys were belting out crows at 5 weeks to 5 months.)

 

[RoostersAreAwesome]

Well i'm starting to think I may have found one cockerel.

This is all the same chick. Just look at those waddles starting.

Chick #1

Chick #2 Again looks like waddles. They are 5 weeks old!!

And #3

This one was injured we didn't think she/he would make it.

They are a bit too young for me to tell gender, but those aren't purebred barred rocks. They have patterning on the chest that barred rocks don't have.

 

[Crooked Chicken]

Chick #2 Again looks like waddles. They are 5 weeks old!!

They are pretty and healthy looking.

 

[debid]

So, not having barring all over, that says to me it's a male with a single barring gene. Possibly a sexlink. I'm wondering if they might all be...

 

[Ohmyheart]

They are pretty and healthy looking.

Thank you, they sure are.

 

[Ohmyheart]

So, not having barring all over, that says to me it's a male with a single barring gene. Possibly a sexlink. I'm wondering if they might all be...

That is what happened with my last barred rock. He turned put to be a sexlink. I got that one though as a straight run. These 3 were supposed to be barred rock pullets. Lesson learn avoid BR from TSC unless I want roos.

 

[Ohmyheart]

They are a bit too young for me to tell gender, but those aren't purebred barred rocks. They have patterning on the chest that barred rocks don't have.

Ugh that is what I was afraid of. I only grabbed them because they were supposed to be pullets. I wanted to broody to have some chicks. Lesson learned.

 

[Crooked Chicken]

I purchased 12 chicks at TSC in Centralia, whom I believe gets them from Cackle Hatchery. Some breeds were separated into pullets and/or straight run. I'm pretty sure, but not certain, that all of mine were in pullet bins. 3 of the 12 ended up being cockerels. I assume that it is the hatchery that separates them when shipped and they have a 90% sex guarantee. I was very happy with my TSC chick purchase -- they were all very healthy.

Sorry -- I just realized I was mistaken. I did not get my birds at TSC, I got them at Orscheln. Woops

 

[Ohmyheart]

Sorry -- I just realized I was mistaken. I did not get my birds at TSC, I got them at Orscheln. Woops

Oh that is perfectly fine. I would be happy with mine if I was allowed to have roosters.

 

[Ohmyheart]

So I have an update. Looks like I must have been hearing things because all the barred rocks still look like girls.

Here are a few pictures at 11ish weeks. Not sure if they are barred rocks but I'm happy the crowing was in my head or a neighbour had a roo.