What gender is my 6 week old Plymouth Rock?

[pekin queen]

Looks to be a Cuckoo Marans cockerel!

cockerel yes. but cuckoo maran no (he is barred not cuckoo) he is a barred Plymouth rock

 

[Rhodebar Lover]

cockerel yes. but cuckoo maran no (he is barred not cuckoo) he is a barred Plymouth rock

Cuckoo is genetically barring. In appearance it's just a bit more smudgy which his definitely is. Barring should look like this at his age but many production line Barred Rocks have not been bred for proper barring so they all verge on cuckoo. His legs are pink which is a trait of Marans and Plymouth Rocks have yellow legs. Essentially legs are the main indicator of breed in young hatchery birds.

 

[pekin queen]

Cuckoo is genetically barring. In appearance it's just a bit more smudgy which his definitely is. Barring should look like this at his age but many production line Barred Rocks have not been bred for proper barring so they all verge on cuckoo. His legs are pink which is a trait of Marans and Plymouth Rocks have yellow legs. Essentially legs are the main indicator of breed in young hatchery birds.
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i know but if the OP said he was a barred plymouth rock meany that is what they brought him as so....

 

[Rhodebar Lover]

i know but if the OP said he was a barred plymouth rock meany that is what they brought him as so....

That doesn't mean the labeling is correct. Since the two breeds look similar, they are often confused. This bird is lacking an important trait for a Plymouth Rock so that's when you need to start to question it's breed. On this part of the forum I really encourage you to look at every trait of every bird posted and question just about everything and memorize every common breed and their qualities, while knowing the characteristics of each variety. Always look for the simplest answer that makes sense and in this case, being a Cuckoo Marans would be the most likely scenario.

 

[KHoward]

Looks to be a Cuckoo Marans cockerel!

x2 Barred rock have yellow legs, this one seems to have pink = Marans.

 

[DuckDuckSook]

Looks like my barred rock rooster. Here's a pic of him at 10 weeks. He looked a lot like yours at 6 weeks. I'd say definitely a roo.

 

[Domino-The-Rooster]

Looks to be a Cuckoo Marans cockerel!

Me too I also think Marian cockerel the don’t have quite as big combs and pinklegs