Supposed to be a silver penciled barred rock girl but...

[cyrusdust]

They shipped as 1 day chicks from Meyer Hatchery on August 8th 2022. The one that dosen't seem to fit with what I ordered is supposed to be a silver penciled plymouth rock pullet, but I'm thinking it's a cockerel and the color is off... what do you think?

Sorry hard to get them apart for photos. It's the one on the right in these photos.

 

[cavemanrich]

Just wanted to make you aware,,, that even the experts are not 100% correct on gender. Some estimates are 93%, and other estimates are 80%.
Sex link chickens are a different story.
Beautiful bird also. But I am leaning towards cockerel with those red wattles, and comb.
I can be wrong

WISHING YOU BEST,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,and

 

[cyrusdust]

Just wanted to make you aware,,, that even the experts are not 100% correct on gender. Some estimates are 93%, and other estimates are 80%.
Sex link chickens are a different story.
Beautiful bird also. But I am leaning towards cockerel with those red wattles, and comb.
I can be wrong

WISHING YOU BEST,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,and

Thanks for your thoughts and the warm welcome. This is my most adventurous chicken and darn cute too.

I feel bad. I can't keep roos where I live and with that cross beak I'm not sure I feel like it would be ok to try to rehome him even though he is a more rare color variation.

I'll reach out to the Hatchery and see what they think. They were great about refunding me for another chick that has a much more severe cross beak.

This is my first batch of chickens (I got 4 of them) and it's already been quite the adventure and a bit of a learning curve. This forum has been very helpful.

Thanks!

 

[Rhodebar Lover]

He's 100% a cockerel. He has sex specific coloring

 

[cyrusdust]

Thanks! I reached out to Meyers Hatchery and they issued me a refund.