Same Barred Rock...Still looks roo-ish to me...

[msbre]

 

[donrae]

This does look like a cockerel.

 

[msbre]

How can you tell thats a boy? Im new to owning chickens and this one came from the pullet cage

 

[junebuggena]

How can you tell thats a boy? Im new to owning chickens and this one came from the pullet cage

That lighter barring is specific to males.

 

[msbre]

That lighter barring is specific to males.

Is it possible to have a girl that is light colored?

 

[junebuggena]

Is it possible to have a girl that is light colored?

No. Females can only ever have a single copy of the barring gene, giving them a dark look to their barring. It's only males that can have two copies of the barring gene, that results in 'lighter' barring.

 

[drumstick diva]

agree