New guy in central Florida, trying to see if I have 7 or 8 pullets.

[THEFERMANATOR]

New here, haven't had chickens in many years, but my kids decided to do 4-H, so we picked up 5 Barred Rock pullets, what is supposed to be a BR cockerel, and when I was there they had 1 GLW that caught my eye as well as a SLW. My question is, is he actually a cockerel, or a pullet? It's roughly 9 weeks old and is the only 1 to have a comb(the pullets are 2 weeks older), but the more I look at it, the less I'm convinced it's a cockerel.

 

[Fuchsia]

Hello and welcome to BYC. I’m glad you joined us.

 

[007Sean]

Howdy, and Welcome to Backyard Chickens.

Happy to have you here with us. Enjoy your time here at BYC!

Thanks for joining our community!

 

[Idaho Chicken Bungalow]

Congratulations it's a boy. He will make beautiful babies with your BR pullets. I hope you can keep him.
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[sourland]

Hello, and welcome to BYC. That's a lot of comb development for a 9 week old, but nothing else says cockerel. I'm not certain that is a cockerel.

 

[THEFERMANATOR]

I thought it was a cockerel, but I wasn't sure after reading about them being sex linked, and his coloration being so similar to the pullets. He definately has the attitude of a rooster already as he comes out in front of the pullets whenever I open the door. He will be staying as he has already become my buddy in the 3 weeks I've had him, and I live in the county on close to 9 acres so no city ordinances to deal with.

I currently have them in a coop from Rural King that is roughly 4'x8' that I mounted on a 2"x6" skid frame with eye hooks that I can move around to keep them on fresh ground. I'm going to build a 4'x16' run to add on to it as I don't think 32 sq ft is enough room for 8 birds. I would free range them, but between the bald eagles, coyotes, and all the other predators, they wouldn't stand a chance in the open.

Now that I've got started with chickens again, I'm giving serious consideration to converting my 25'x25' hog pen over to raise some cornish crosses in the spring.

 

[Kenneth Zweerink]

Welcome to BackYard Chickens. Thank's for Sharing the picture's your Chickens are Beautiful! And a Big Hello from Eastern Nebraska.

 

[janiedoe]

Welcome to BYC. The cockerels are generally lighter than the pullets, but that's a very red comb.

 

[Tookie]

Hello and welcome to BYC!
Looks like a cockerel to me.

 

[SilverBirds]

Welcome to BYC!

Looks like a cock.