What Breed is this and is it a Hen or Rooster?

[Dhinshaw]

I am new at raising chickens and currently have a small flock of 6. I'm thinking that I have more roosters than I originally wanted and needed some help with the identification of breeds and whether or not this one is a Hen or rooster. Thanks!

 

[chrissynemetz]

I'm afraid both the chickens in this picture are barred rock cockerels.

 

[Brahma Chicken5000]

Both chickens in the picture are Barred Plymouth Rock cockerels.

 

[Dhinshaw]

Thanks so much! That's what I was guessing, but wasn't 100% sure. I'm sad because I've ended up with 4 roosters and only 2 hens in my flock. Should I get rid of some of the roosters or will they get along. Wanted to add a few more hens, but wanted to keep a small flock. Of course now I'm attached because they're my babies.

 

[Rlmp817]

I would keep one of the roosters and maybe try and get more pullets/hens.

 

[HippieChickenz]

Thanks so much! That's what I was guessing, but wasn't 100% sure. I'm sad because I've ended up with 4 roosters and only 2 hens in my flock. Should I get rid of some of the roosters or will they get along. Wanted to add a few more hens, but wanted to keep a small flock. Of course now I'm attached because they're my babies.

Get rid of three roosters if you intend on keeping a rooster. They’ll end up fighting over the two ladies and that won’t be good.

 

[Dhinshaw]

I would keep one of the roosters and maybe try and get more pullets/hens.

 

[RoostersAreAwesome]

Thanks so much! That's what I was guessing, but wasn't 100% sure. I'm sad because I've ended up with 4 roosters and only 2 hens in my flock. Should I get rid of some of the roosters or will they get along. Wanted to add a few more hens, but wanted to keep a small flock. Of course now I'm attached because they're my babies.

That many roosters won't work out. They'll over breed the hens and fight over them too much. However, if you have a separate pen you could start a rooster flock https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/rooster-flocks.72998/.

 

[Dhinshaw]

Thanks so much!