Sexing 2 and a half week old Barred Rock Chicks

[Hensforbrains]

I got 10 fertile barred rock eggs from a breeder. These 7 hatched and i have no idea what i am doing when it comes to sexing them. I have looked at other threads and i can sort of see what they are on about exept when i look at my ones. sorry that some of the pictures are blurry.

please help

chick 1

chick 2

chick 3

chick 4

chick 5

chick 6

chick 7

 

[sawilliams]

I can't comment gender but i wanted to say those chicks are really nice, good clean barred lines on each chick

 

[Rickba]

Monday call Crackle Hatchery, 417-532-4581. I know it has something to do with the dots on their heads. They will be able to tell you and you'll know for sure.

 

[aa79606]

I have no personal experience with BRs, but from what I've read, I think #4 & #7 look like pullets to me, because the white stripes on their wings are very narrow. I think #2 might also be a pullet, based on the well-defined head spot, but then again #2's wings look male-ish to me, so that is not at all a confident guess.

ETA: supposedly cockerels will have lighter feet and legs, while pullets have darker. It's hard to tell from the photos, but perhaps you can see the difference in person.

 

[chickendreams24]

We have very limited experience with barred rocks but I agree these look like pretty nice ones. I know many people say you can sex them by headspot but I think that mostly depends on if the breeder breeds for it and your experience with the line. I would not recommend sexing that way. We got cuckoo Marans sexed that way and it was only 50% accurate from the hatchery. I also think they may be a little young yet. That being said I'll give you my guesses.
#1 cockeral, his comb seems pretty big and he also is standing very upright(which admittedly could be a fluke)
#2 harder to say but also cockeral I'm guessing
#3 guessing boy, seems like it might be the smallest chick?
#4 guessing pullet so far but watch that comb
#5 almost sure cockeral
#6 almost sure cockeral feathers not as defined but those legs are huge!
#7 thinking pullet but the legs are a little big

Sorry not good odds and I could be wrong watch who stands tallest compare leg sizes and comb sizes, they can help you decide. Not 100% but helps a lot

 

[Frazzemrat1]

The way you can tell is by the barring. Cockerels will look like they have white feathers with black lines (which I've learned is indicative of having a double barring gene), and the pullets will look like their black with white/gray stripes.

Some of your pics are blurry, but based on what I said above, I see:
#1 is a cockerel,
#4 is a pullet and 7 is a pullet.
I'd wait for more feathers on the others.

 

[Crazy for Chickens!]

Could you post some ore pictures when they are around five weeks old? You can sex them by their barring, but sometimes it gets a bit difficult. You can be more sure when the boys start getting larger red combs. Thanks!

 

[Hensforbrains]

I will upload more pictures in a few weeks but I am starting to get the impression I have mostly cockerels

 

[speckledhen]

So far, #4 & #7 are the only definite pullets. Most others appear to be male at this point, but some can fool you. Check the legs. Pullets generally have more dark down the front than the males. Their wings may look like they do not have great barring, being sort of "ghosty" in the center, with one definite bar near the wing tips. That's characteristically how my BR pullets feather out. The barring becomes more regular later.

Sexing by those traits is an art more than a science. Some have confusing traits. Head spots can confuse you, but you sex by combining leg color, head spot and down color together to make a guess . Males' down seems less black, more grayish/silvery black.

ETA: #6 is hard to call, maybe it's just the photo.

 

[chickencheeper]

I got 10 fertile barred rock eggs from a breeder. These 7 hatched and i have no idea what i am doing when it comes to sexing them. I have looked at other threads and i can sort of see what they are on about exept when i look at my ones. sorry that some of the pictures are blurry.

please help

chick 1
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chick 3
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chick 5
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chick 6
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I'd say they're all pullets but #7 might be a roo. I have experience with BRs