Plymouth/Barred Rock - he or she?

[BarnyardChaos]

He's a Bielefelder.

I respectfully disagree, perhaps? I read that Bielefelder chickens are massive. Roosters easily weigh 12 lbs. Doesn't look that big in his picture.

 

[The Moonshiner]

Rhodebars are an actual breed not a sex linked hybrid.
Also black sex link roosters are always barred that's the sex linking in the cross.
The sire would not be single or double gene barred. Only the dame would be barred.

 

[BarnyardChaos]

Rhodebars are an actual breed not a sex linked hybrid.
Also black sex link roosters are always barred that's the sex linking in the cross.
The sire would not be single or double gene barred. Only the dame would be barred.

Like I said, the whole genetics thing confuses me. Thanks for clearing it up! So what do you think of the OP's rooster?

 

[The Moonshiner]

My first thought was also Bielefelder.
BSL males are single factored barred. He looks double factored.
BSL males are also most often silver/gold. He looks more gold/gold to me.
I do know Bielefelder are big but hatchery birds are often smaller then they should be and that bird looks young so I was thinking he looked decent size taking that into consideration.

 

[Painted Calls]

My first thought was also Bielefelder.
BSL males are single factored barred. He looks double factored.
BSL males are also most often silver/gold. He looks more gold/gold to me.
I do know Bielefelder are big but hatchery birds are often smaller then they should be and that bird looks young so I was thinking he looked decent size taking that into consideration.

Great explanation.

 

[RoostersAreAwesome]

He's a Bielefelder.

X2

 

[Fwoof]

This is Dotty. We thought Tractor Supply sold us all pullets, but we starting to have our doubts about this one.

Dotty defies everything we've read about the breed. Loud, not docile... and now we're thinking she's a he.

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No doubt shes a he.

 

[RoostersAreAwesome]

I'm pretty sure you have a Black Sex-Link rooster, also known as Black Star, Rock Red, or Rhodebar - probably a few other names as well. It's a hybrid made from a Rhode Island Red rooster and a Barred Rock hen. I get a whole lot confused trying to make sense of the genetics and crosses. But it appears that Black Sex-Link roosters can be barred with some red on neck and back, or all black with a red chest. Something I read said it's due to whether the sire rooster had the double gene for barring, or just one gene. I dunno, it's all Greek to me!

Here's a pic I found on this site:

https://teenytinydinosaurfarm.tumblr.com%2Fpost%2F124598509732

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And this one, from Wikipedia:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sex-link
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Black sex links are a first generation RIR x BR cross. Rhodebars were developed as an autosexing breed after generations of selective crossing.

 

[The Moonshiner]

Black sex links are a first generation RIR x BR cross. Rhodebars were developed from the two breeds after generations of crossing.

Rhodebars were developed from Brussbars and RIRs

 

[RoostersAreAwesome]

Rhodebars were developed from Brussbars and RIRs

Thanks for the info, I’ll edit my post