Ten Weeks ? Barred Rocks... Help With Gender Please

[stormlily]

Hi All
I am a Canadian living in the mountains of Costa Rica. Because my Spanish is basic I asked a local farmer to help me find some chicks. I thought he would take me to a farm but we ended up in a pet store where they had about 30 chicks in a box. The girl working there did not seem to know any thing about them and when I told her I only wanted hens she backed off and so I just grabbed 6 and hoped for the best. I had no idea what breed age or sex they were. After reading this site I figure that they are barred rocks and about 10 weeks old now. I will post some pictures and hope that some when can help me. I friend thinks they are all roos...just my luck but I don't think she knows much about chickens either. The first picture is of one that is quite a bit lighter than the others and the last one has lighter feet, other than that they look pretty much the same to my untrained eye.

Thanks in advance Luisa

 

[Judy]

Here's how to do ti; you could have done it when you picked them up if you'd known they were Barred Rock:

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=331015

 

[Gallusfarm]

Cool - Costa Rica~!

Looks like you have a roo in the 1st pic, the rest are hens. Should have lots of eggs soon!

 

[Illia]

If anything you only have two pullets, (shown in the group photo) the rest are cockerels.

 

[tberryer]

They look like mixed breeds to me. They all have BR in them, but they have inconsistencies too, especially with the barring and leg color. Looks like a lot of roos to me based on the age and combs. Do any of them have a faint pink, smaller womb and wattle? At that 10 weeks, the girls should not be very prominent. Many of yours have large comb/wattles that are bright red which would definitely be a cockerel.

 

[speckledhen]

The first one at the top with all the white on it is a cross, not a pure BR. Several others seem not purebred, either.


Also, at ten weeks old, they look like almost all boys.

 

[jeslewmazer]

Quote:
Agree

 

[donrae]

Looks like a lotta boys

Check them for any with smaller,lighter pink combs and thinner legs. Those would be your best bets for hens. Then watch those for hackle/saddle feathers growing in in a month or two. Look on this site to see how they look, long, drapey feathers on the neck and base of the tail.

 

[stormlily]

Thanks so much all. I am disappointed but it seems the overwhelming decision is that I might have one girl at best. I am not surprised they are mutts and wouldn't want it any other way. I have only ever had a pure bred and that was a Thoroughbred horse. I am a big fan of mutts. I am still hoping beyond hope for one girl and will keep the light coloured roo cause he has become such a pet...the rest I don't know it is hard to have my first experience with chickens end in having to kill most of them. I would have liked to ease into that. Oh well life
Thanks again for your expertise.

Luisa

 

[stormlily]

cross bed barred rock more opinions please