Sexing my Barred Rock chick

[Crafty-Duck]

Can anyone tell by my pics if this is a hen or Roo ? It is about 5 days old right now and is a Barred Rock.Thanks!!!

 

[sheena85]

i have some barred rocks and the pullet's will have a gray wash down the front of there legs so to me it looks like you have pullet's (hens)

 

[texas75563]

speckledhen: I can sex all BR chicks at hatch with relative certainty. I've written this list so many times, but here goes:

Males: larger, splotchy headspot, lighter silvery/grayish color rather than black, no or little black down leg fronts

Females: headspot is more defined and smaller, down is very black, legs usually have dark wash down the front.

These, taken together, will give you the sex about 90% of the time. The other 10% aren't as clear and can fool you.

I would go with pullet too.

 

[Crafty-Duck]

I hope so!!!!!

The pictures are of the same chick.This one was hatched not layed

by my Muscovy duck so I would love to be able to keep it but if it is a rooster I will have to rehome it.

 

[TomWellings]

Ive been raising baby chicks for close to 40 years now, and have gotten quite good at sexing them earlie on. i will say im 98% sure that you have a rooster, sorry for the bad news.

 

[sheena85]

usually female BRs have a very dark 'wash' on the front
of their legs that stops at the toes.

 

[Crafty-Duck]

Don't mind the post from Tom Wellings that was a joke from one of my family members

He was just messing with me

 

[Crafty-Duck]

This is the chick the day after hatching if it helps any ????

 

[StormyMoon]

I say pullets

 

[aoxa]

Dark wash down the legs doesn't always signify pullet, but it does for the most part. The head dot does not always work.

I'm going to say pullet..