What gender is my 7 wk old barred rock ?

[Wolfefarmyard]

Hello, any idea what gender my barred rock is? It's about 8 wks old. I have another that I think is definitely a cockeral since its comb is already bright red. But I'm not sure about this one.

 

[Pyxis]

A picture of the entire bird would help if possible From what I see here, he may be double barred. If he is double barred, then he is a cockerel.

 

[chicken4prez]

A picture of the entire bird would help if possible From what I see here, he may be double barred. If he is double barred, then he is a cockerel.

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[Hensforbrains]

Rooster

 

[drumstick diva]

Cockerel - his white bands are wider than the darker ones.

 

[annageckos]

Fairly certain he's a cockerel.

 

[Wolfefarmyard]

A picture of the entire bird would help if possible From what I see here, he may be double barred. If he is double barred, then he is a cockerel.

Here is a full body picture
This is of the other chick that I think is definitely a Cockerel:

 

[Brahma Chicken5000]

What does double barred mean?

 

[rebrascora]

@Wolfefarmyard

Both are cockerels

@Brahma Chicken5000

Male barred rocks get two copies of the barring gene, one from each parent whereas, females only receive one from their sire. This results in the wider white bars on the feathers of the male offspring, so the bird appears more light than dark. Females with only a single copy will have narrower white "stripes" on the feathers and appear to have more dark than light on their body. Sometimes it is really obvious and other times, especially if they are not well bred, it will be more difficult to discern the difference. The red combs and wattles at this age is obviously another telling factor.

 

[Brahma Chicken5000]

Thank you for the clarification