It's a girl....? It's a boy....?

[Jess_me]

We got 3 chicks from a local hatchery on February 15th. Originally we were hoping to get 3 or 4 Blue Australorp but one was sold just before we arrived. The lady we bought from graciously gave us a Barred Rock chick for free. Of course we aren't going to refuse lol. Unfortunately, we don't know if they are all female or if we have a roo or 2...or 3 (hopefully not.) They were sold as straight run. I've looked through a few threads on here about Barred Rock chicks and I'm honestly still not sure. Maybe someone here could take a guess? From what I've read here and elsewhere, it's going to take a while to find out if the Australorp chicks are male or female.
I know eventually time will tell. But honestly it's driving me nuts. Also...we can't have more than one roo due to city limit ordinances.

Our Barred Rock.
Notice the dark leg wash...
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Spot on it's head. Doesn't look too defined but Idk...?
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I don't have another to compare it to but this one looks like it has darker feathers.
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Left profile view. Sorry for the quality. This was taken through playpen mesh lol.
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Only somewhat decent pic of the Australorp chicks together lol.
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The one with the brighter white wing tip and the Barred Rock seem to be battling for the top of the pecking order title.
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[Sally PB]

Too early to tell on the Australorps.

 

[Iluveggers]

Barred Rock pullets can have head spots, especially if they are from a hatchery. All 3 of my ladies did. I would wait until yours are about 6 weeks old and post new pics then.