Is it a rooster?

[shmccarthy]

I got a barred rock chick from a bin at tractor supply (that I was not informed was a straight run) and I was reading online that if the chick has a white spot on its head, it's a rooster. Now I'm not sure how accurate that is but I'm hoping this chick is a hen.

That's the day I got the chick

This is from a couple days ago. I'm really thinking its a hen but I had an Ameracauna that I got last year that looked like a hen and all of a sudden did a flip and ended up being a rooster! Can anyone tell for sure?

 

[Pele]

It's a girly girl.

 

[mshuntjump]

Little pullet.

 

[Fred's Hens]

100% pullet. Both male and female chicks have the spot. Some can sex the chick with reasonable accuracy based on the shape of the head spot. For me, too many of the chicks have spots that fall in between the extremes making it difficult to sex by the spot at hatch.

 

[shmccarthy]

Oh good! I was worried I was going to get another roo! Thanks

 

[ericmcginn5]

that is a hen.