Packing peanuts, what are they?

[havi]

I know these are more then likely males, but Im still curious what they are. They are the little black ones. I know what they others are.

 

[RedHead]

some kind of black sex link maybe?

 

[LMEggs]

Barred rocks or sex links! I'm leaning toward Barred rocks they are a great breed! cockerals or pullets. Cockerals are meaty birds they will be good to fry if you get all cockerals

 

[magsrags]

Barred rocks or sex links. Those telltale white spots likely mean roos if so.:<))

 

[summerb76]

They are exactly like my barred rocks. My black sex link were solid black, no white at all, so I dont think they are sex links.

 

[LMEggs]

all barred rocks have white spots on their heads and wings that does not mean that they are all cockerals.

 

[n-da-woods]

Look like Barred Rocks to me.

 

[havi]

Okay with BRs is it easy to sex them? Im about to give these away and if I could tell if one was a female or not I might keep a few. But I already have one roo and cant have anymore.

 

[Year of the Rooster]

Since they are packing peanuts then they are most likely barred rocks. Sex-links are often sold as girls; If these were sex-links then they would be all black. So, IMO you have some barred rock cockerels.

 

[PotterWatch]

I would bet they are sex-link males. Male black sex-links have the spot on their heads, that's how they can separate them out from the females. It is also possible they are barred rocks, though. I don't think it's really easy to see the difference between a sex-link male and a barred rock male until they are older (the sex-link boys usually have some reddish feathering mixed in with the barring).