Is the Barred Rock chick male or female?

[KentuckyJanet]

I have a 7 new babies. I have been reading that you can easily sex BR by the color of the legs and spot on the heads. I have just one BR. I am just not confident what I have here. Can anyone help?

 

[PouleNoire]

Male. Because of the size of the head spot.

 

[KentuckyJanet]

Male. Because of the size of the head spot.

I was concerned about that, I wish I was aware of the things to look for when I picked the chicks up. I got them at rural king and made the mistake of going on a sunday when they were short on help.

 

[PouleNoire]

Ya, females head spots will look significantly smaller.

Found this online, sorry for the text at the bottom lol..the one on the left is a male, right is a female.

 

[KentuckyJanet]

Ya, females head spots will look significantly smaller.
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Found this online, sorry for the text at the bottom lol..the one on the left is a male, right is a female.

thank you!!

 

[PouleNoire]

Of course! Glad I could help you

 

[Thorn Fulford]

I also ended up with a br roo from rk. Gainesville location.

 

[bmwmom941]

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[BlueHenDel]

Darn. Just bought 2 that were sold as pullets and they both appear to have the larger spot.

 

[April Barta]

I don’t think that is 100% accurate. I’d wait to see more of the feathering through the wings to see. If they look mostly white then yes, cockerel. But if they look black/grey then you most likely have a pullet. Here are my girls at that age and now they’re over 17 weeks old and clearly pullets.