male or female

[Joecey Chicken]

Hi everyone so excited I have 6 hens and 6 barred rock dibbies 3 weeks old. When will I be able to tell if I have hens or roosters.

 

[Mountain Peeps]

Welcome to BYC! Please make yourself at home and we are here to help.

Since they are barred rocks, you should be able to tell very soon if they are boys or girls. You can post pics here for more info https://www.backyardchickens.com/f/15/what-breed-or-gender-is-this

 

[BantamFan4Life]

Welcome to BYC!

 

[Kelsie2290]

Hello and Welcome To BYC!

 

[drumstick diva]

Glad you joined the flock

 

[Wyandottes7]

Welcome to BYC!

I'm glad you joined us.

You should be able to tell when they are around 4 weeks old, by looking at coloring. You should be pretty sure by the time they are all feathered in (8 weeks or so).

 

[TwoCrows]

Hello there and welcome to BYC!

So glad you could join our community!

Enjoy your babies! Usually around a month or so the cockerels will start to look much different from the pullets. You might post some pics in the What Gender section of the forums then.

Welcome to our flock!