Is this a hen??!

[Cpgrnwd]

I think you have alot of barred hens! I feel your pain i had 9 males this year traded 8 for 3 hens

 

[Rillowen]

The all white are pretty clearly female, as is the smaller all brown one. Most of the barred were given to us because he didn't want to have to butcher, and he thought they were all male, I think we got 2 females from that group so I guess we got the better of the deal, I think that gives us about 7 hens from 22 chickens total

 

[Rillowen]

I think you have alot of barred hens! I feel your pain i had 9 males this year traded 8 for 3 hens

Did you mean barred roos?

 

[Rillowen]

The lighter barred rocks (which i know is usually male) show feathers from different breeds like the iridescent black will be tucked in, and they had white in their ancestry, which I why I was hoping at least 1 was a hen, especially since I can never tell the difference on comb/wattle with barred, and they have almost no tail yet.

 

[Squawkers]

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I definitely agree with this

 

[Squawkers]

I definitely agree with this

Though I feel like the two lighter barred rocks in the middle are cockerels as well

 

[Squawkers]

Though I feel like the two lighter barred rocks in the middle are cockerels as well

Feeling kind of stupid now though because if I had read further before replying I would have seen other say this already

 

[Cpgrnwd]

I was unsure on those . Trying to find what is the rule on barred feathers? Double line for male single for female ?

 

[Rillowen]

Double white line for male, but since they are mixed i wasn't sure.

 

[Squawkers]

I was unsure on those . Trying to find what is the rule on barred feathers? Double line for male single for female ?

Yeah! It’s also pretty obvious because you can see the saddle feathers and patchy white feathers on the wings. Although I don’t usually see patches like those on barred rocks. Granted, I’ve never had a barred rock roo, but it makes me wonder if they are mixed.