Roo or hen. Barred rock

[Ski2high]

I have 2 big chickens they are 4 months old. Hoping they were girls. Nobody is crowing, but today a hawk was flying above and the barred rock sounded like a hurt animal making all kind of weird crys. Thinking he might be a boy. He is very bossy and protective of the smaller chickens. Can you tell me if he's a boy or girl

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[luvmypets]

Looks like a boy.

 

[Griffinsong]

Agree with the above poster. That is a male Barred Rock, he has thick white bars and thin black ones, Pullets will have the opposite.

 

[Fred's Hens]

Cockerel, but not a Barred Rock. It's a mix.

 

[donrae]

What Fred said--mixed breed cockerel with barred ancestry.

I'm also suspicious of the reddish bird with the barred bird in the last pic.

 

[Ski2high]

Oh no. Hopefully my other babies will be girls...

 

[Coop Deville]

mixed breed cockerel.

 

[Wyandottes7]

Looks like a male to me. I'm guessing that he is either a Black Sex-Link cockerel or another mixed breed.

 

[BantamLover21]

The bird you call the Barred Rock is a cockerel. However, it is not a Barred Rock--more like a Black Sex-Link male.