Questionable breed, questionable gender

[The Rinaest Rina]

Hi lovely people, this is Gertrude, born the first of May. I think she's a barred rock, but if so she's probably only half such.
Anyone want to take a guess? I'm going to say pullet for now, but the larger comb and personality has me suspicious. (Since birth she's consistently been really friendly and will run up to peck my hands when I reach into the brooder )

 

[JedJackson]

Barred rock cockerel, in my opinion. The bird does appear to be double barred, which is only possible in males.

 

[Rhodebar Lover]

Where was this chick from? He looks like a Barred Rock cockerel

 

[The Rinaest Rina]

Barred rock cockerel, in my opinion. The bird does appear to be double barred, which is only possible in males.

Where was this chick from? He looks like a Barred Rock cockerel

Thanks for the opinions. Is double barring possible in a mixed-breed hen? I got the clutch of eggs from a friend and it's a real cahoot of different breeds, but I don't think she has both a barred rock hen and barred rock roo.
Regardless I do agree. I think I see the beginnings of wattles too, which is another sign.

 

[NatJ]

Is double barring possible in a mixed-breed hen?

No, double barring is not possible in hens, no matter what breed or mix they may be.

Barring is on the Z sex chromsome. Roosters have ZZ, hens have ZW.

A chicken can only have two barring genes if it has two Z chromosomes. Because only roosters have two Z chromosomes, that means only roosters can have double barring (two barring genes.)

One barring gene makes white lines across the feathers. Two barring genes make more white than one barring gene.

 

[The Rinaest Rina]

In addition to Gerty, we have Dale here.
I haven't a clue about breed, besides knowing that Easter eggers can look similar at this age (based on a Google image search). Pretty sure it's a roo because of the pink comb, but I was hoping on a chipmunk-equals-pullet, yellow-equals-cock color scheme since a yellow stripey chip and another brown chip were born as well. It's just as well because the yellow chipmunk is turning into a lovely gold chicken with no indication of being male.
Seeking second opinions because I wish to be proved wrong.

 

[The Rinaest Rina]

No, double barring is not possible in hens, no matter what breed or mix they may be.

Barring is on the Z sex chromsome. Roosters have ZZ, hens have ZW.

A chicken can only have two barring genes if it has two Z chromosomes. Because only roosters have two Z chromosomes, that means only roosters can have double barring (two barring genes.)

One barring gene makes white lines across the feathers. Two barring genes make more white than one barring gene.

Interesting! Thanks for the info.

 

[NatJ]

In addition to Gerty, we have Dale here.
I haven't a clue about breed, besides knowing that Easter eggers can look similar at this age (based on a Google image search).

Yes, Easter Eggers can look similar to that. So can a few pure breeds, and many different mixes.

Pretty sure it's a roo because of the pink comb

I agree it is probably male, although I would probably watch it a bit longer to be more sure (a few more weeks will usually turn "maybe male" into "definitely male, no doubts left.")

but I was hoping on a chipmunk-equals-pullet, yellow-equals-cock color scheme since a yellow stripey chip and another brown chip were born as well.

Chipmunk stripes can happen in male chicks and in female chicks.
Yellow chicks can happen in male chicks and in female chicks.

Obvious examples would be Brown Leghorn (chipmunk stripes in both sexes) or Buff Orpington (buff/yellow chicks in both sexes).

There are certain combinations of rooster and hen colors that make color-sexable chicks, but that's not helpful if you don't know the parents.

The autosexing breeds do have chipmunk striped pullets and lighter cockerels, but the "pullet" autosexing color is also found in cockerels of certain mixes, so if you don't know the parents it is not helpful for sexing.

It's just as well because the yellow chipmunk is turning into a lovely gold chicken with no indication of being male.

Hopefully that one does turn out to be female

Seeking second opinions because I wish to be proved wrong.

Unfortunately, my opinion matches what you've already thought: both chicks pictured in this thread are probably male.