Pullet vs Cockerel

[Jsalamacha]

My gut/pics are telling me cockerel but for the sake of my family loving this one I’m hoping it’s a she! No other barreds to compare in our flock.

4-5 weeks with one of my 5-6 week buffys and an australorp

4-5 weeks. Waddles developing, comb VERY pale pink

3-4 weeks old

 

[cherrynberry]

My gut/pics are telling me cockerel but for the sake of my family loving this one I’m hoping it’s a she! No other barreds to compare in our flock. View attachment 2870839
4-5 weeks with one of my 5-6 week buffys and an australorp
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4-5 weeks. Waddles developing, comb VERY pale pink
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3-4 weeks old

100% boy. No way he is a girl.

Sorry.

 

[JustBabyMargo]

He’s a cockerel.

 

[TheOddOneOut]

Sorry - young cockerel.

 

[cherrynberry]

My gut/pics are telling me cockerel but for the sake of my family loving this one I’m hoping it’s a she! No other barreds to compare in our flock. View attachment 2870839
4-5 weeks with one of my 5-6 week buffys and an australorp
View attachment 2870840
4-5 weeks. Waddles developing, comb VERY pale pink
View attachment 2870841View attachment 2870844View attachment 2870846
3-4 weeks old

Welcome to BYC though!

If you are not allowed go keep males and want to rehome him, I recommend starting now. Males can take a while to rehome and most people do not take in males, even if they are free.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

In this shot, you can see three or four light-colored black-and-white striped birds clustered together near the center of the picture. They are Dominique cockerels. Lower down, slightly to the left, is a darker bird, also striped black and white. That's also a Dominique, only she is a pullet. Although they are not Barred Rocks and the feather patterning is different, in both breeds it is true that the males appear much lighter than the females because of a feature of the barring: the males have more white. Your bird is identifiable as a cockerel primarily because of the wide white barring in his feathers.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

(There are actually six Dominique cockerels and four Dom pullets in that shot.)

 

[Jsalamacha]

Welcome to BYC though!

If you are not allowed go keep males and want to rehome him, I recommend starting now. Males can take a while to rehome and most people do not take in males, even if they are free.

Thanks! The farm that I received them from will take back any accidentally sexed as hens but I’m going to have some sad humans who have been raising “her”.

 

[Jsalamacha]

Sorry - young cockerel.

Darn! I’ve been thinking this since shortly after receiving as “she” was a bit more bossy with the other girls even as the smallest/youngest one in the bunch.

 

[Jsalamacha]

100% boy. No way he is a girl.

Sorry.

Well shoot!