New to this breed and I have no idea!!

[BGcoop]

So these two are (maybe) barred rocks- the lady at the store couldn’t tell me, however they are SUPPOSED to be pullets from what they ordered from the hatchery. They are about three weeks old. I am having doubts however as one of them(the one that is darker in color actually) seems to be developing some pink to his comb already. But like I said he is the darker one and I thought barred rock boys were lighter in color usually?

 

[Frazzemrat1]

they look like BR, and pullets.

 

[HenneryTheEighth]

Pretty little girls!

 

[crazy4ChickensNducks]

yes barred rock cockerels will be much lighter in color since they are a sex linked breed

 

[BGcoop]

Even with the pinking comb on the one??

 

[crazy4ChickensNducks]

Even with the pinking comb on the one??

yes, they are sexlinked

 

[Rhodebar Lover]

They're a bit too young yet. Update in a week or two!

 

[crazy4ChickensNducks]

what kind of comb do they have? mind getting close up comb pics? they dont really look like straight combs, which in that case would mean they arent barred rocks

 

[BGcoop]

what kind of comb do they have? mind getting close up comb pics? they dont really look like straight combs, which in that case would mean they arent barred rocks

Yes they are straight combs.

you can see the pink in this picture.

 

[Acre4Me]

Barred Rocks ALWAYS make me nervous about accidental males - they do get some pink earlier than expected. For about 2-3 weeks my current batch of 6 BR (now 11 weeks old) really had me thinking they were males....but, I'd remind myself that it was very unlikely that I had received 100% mis-sexed chicks. They had pinked up pretty early. However, they did not progress to red, and their wattles stayed small. Now at 11 weeks, they are certainly females.

I think yours are likely females.