Uh oh, I think I have a roo!!!!

[StellaLenoir]

These little chicks are only a week or so old. Was told they were sexed and 97% or so pullets.

The roos were supposed to be marked.

We got 2 each RIR, EE, Buff orpington and these Barred rocks,

so am I correct in thinking this one is a roo? He or she, has a bigger comb and its wings are diff, they are not nearly as developed as the other barred rock.

pic one just the suspected roo

pic two, both the barred rocks, the roo is in the back

what do you think?????

Also can anyone share tips on how to sex the others?

The EE, RIR and buff orpingtons? thanks

 

[Kristina]

hmmmm.....I think you might be right that a little roo snuck in there! I'm not much into standard breeds but I would say to me it looks like a boy.

 

[speckledhen]

Could be.

SEX IDENTIFICATION IN PUREBREDS
BARRED PLYMOUTH ROCKS

It had long been recognized that the size of the light head
spots in Barred Plymouth Rocks varied in the two sexes. The
males tend to have larger headspots and the females to have
darker colored legs. However, this method has not been sufficiently
accurate to be of much commercial value.
Quinn and Knox (1939) attempted to separate the sexes of
Barred Plymouth Rocks by means of the intensity of the black
pigment in the down and legs. In different lots of chicks they
report 83.5, 86.1 and 91.8 percent accuracy.
Jerome (1939) describes a method of sex identification in
Barred Plymouth Rocks based upon the regularity of the outline
of the head spot rather than the size of the spot. Those chicks
having headspots irregular in outline and scattered in appearance
are males while the females tend to have headspots with
more regular outlines. The author claimed an accuracy of 90
percent or better when considering only the headspot and 95
percent if the color of the legs was included in the consideration.
The Canadian Department of Agriculture (Anonymous 1941)​

 

[gardener]

On my RIR's the girls had started growing their tail feathers before the boy did. At three weeks they had long tails and he had just started.

 

[StellaLenoir]

ok its head spot is also much much more white and better defined.

 

[BantyChickMom]

It sure does look "roo-ish"

 

[silkiechicken]

Sure looks like a roo. And sexing by pro's is about 90%

 

[PurpleChicken]

I just like the blue nail polish.

Hey, cute little roo ya got there.

 

[StellaLenoir]

Well I took him back to the feed store and exchanged for anouther easter egger.

They were happy to have him back as someone called looking for a BR roo.

So all worked out in the end.

Now all we have to worry about is that the 8 we have are girls! So far, thats the feeling I get about them. LOL!

When I do the highly scientific method of asking are you a boy, none, spoke up and said yes..............so................

oh well time will tell. But I cant wait for eggs!!!!!

thanks for the compliment on my fab nail color!