My BR isn't old enough yet to lay but I found out I had an EE instead of an Austrolorp/black star mix the fun way. I got a green egg the first three days then the same bird laid a taupe/olive egg yesterday.
Mine is 15 weeks and her comb is still pale pink and small. She does have a couple curved tail feathers but everything else says pullet. Just going off the comb size and color i say you may have a handsome boy but please keep us posted
I was actually responding to Tika75. She got a BR instead of Austrolorp but both breeds are awesome! I have a BR pullet that will be laying in about a month. My Austrolorp/black star mix is either laying or about to. I can't figure out if my egg Sunday came from my mix pullet or my BO
My barred rock cries when I separate it from my BO even if just a couple seconds of separation and seems to be getting louder every day. Is that typical of the breed or could it be a possible male?