5 week old white Australorp - gender guess :) pics heavy

[dominiquePL]

I quit!!! How come that the "pullet" didn't show any signs of the male gender until... what... 9-10 weeks? My 8-day-younger black Australorp males both have bigger combs (still small comparing to the "American version" ).
@maceleneo have yours developed a comb yet? Do you happen to know?
Anyway, hopefully the little ones will stick to the breed standards and be easier to sex

 

[maceleneo]

@dominiquePL I can't believe it! Australorp is the trickier breed I have ever had! The couple I kept is 4 months old now. The pullet is super femenine and the cockerel starts to show some red... but I saw a lot of younger pullets with redder combs here in the forum!

He often keeps his tail down, but not always. I'm not sure if this something I should worry about: he eats, drinks and poops normally. Sometimes he keeps it up, but never when my older rooster is around. Could it be a way to seem harmless to the other rooster?

 

[dominiquePL]

@dominiquePL I can't believe it! Australorp is the trickier breed I have ever had! The couple I kept is 4 months old now. The pullet is super femenine and the cockerel starts to show some red... but I saw a lot of younger pullets with redder combs here in the forum!View attachment 3495763View attachment 3495766View attachment 3495767He often keeps his tail down, but not always. I'm not sure if this something I should worry about: he eats, drinks and poops normally. Sometimes he keeps it up, but never when my older rooster is around. Could it be a way to seem harmless to the other rooster?

I agree! And it was supposed to be easy peasy, damn it!
I have no idea about the tail but you might be right.
Your pullet is so pretty!