black australorp chicks’ sex?

[cheide]

hi all,
I picked up 4 black australorp baby chicks (straight run) from tractor supply the last week of February. all of them are developing a bit of a comb… I’m worried they are ALL roos
anyone better than me at sexing have any early ideas on the sex of these little ones?

also added a pic of the jubilee orpington chick just because they’re so adorable and very small comb so pretty optimistic she’s a pullet.

 

[sourland]

It's early to be sure, but that's a lot of early comb development on the Australorps. They may very well be cockerels.

 

[cheide]

a couple weeks older now.
I think I have at least two cockerels (#1 and #3). #2 is the biggest one, but doesn't have the same feathering as the cockerel looking ones - just a massive hen? lol I hope so tbh

sorry the numbers on these new pics aren't correlated to the first pictures.
thanks for any help! fun and pretty birds

 

[Australorpfamily]

a couple weeks older now.
I think I have at least two cockerels (#1 and #3). #2 is the biggest one, but doesn't have the same feathering as the cockerel looking ones - just a massive hen? lol I hope so tbh

sorry the numbers on these new pics aren't correlated to the first pictures.
thanks for any help! fun and pretty birds

I'm having "sorting" issues with ours, I have a post with photos, I always try to compare and have read all the posts I can multiple times with photos lol

at almost 6 weeks(ours are huge) you can tell better between the pullet and cockerel.

 

[5Australorpasaures]

Our roo started testing his voice at 7 wks, yours should be cranking up very soon by the look of them. Then you'll know for sure.

 

[Australorpfamily]

Update: two possibly going to a friend's(she's been incubating) I told her if she has two roosters, we can do another trade, as we believe we have a ln 8r/6p ratio.

Thoughts on one each here? Thank you

 

[SwampPrincessChick]

The Jubilee Orpington is female, while all of the others are males.

 

[SwampPrincessChick]

Update: two possibly going to a friend's(she's been incubating) I told her if she has two roosters, we can do another trade, as we believe we have a ln 8r/6p ratio.

Thoughts on one each here? Thank you

The one with a small comb is female, and the one with the big comb is male.

 

[Australorpfamily]

The one with a small comb is female, and the one with the big comb is male.

Awesome thank you! We are getting better at IDing them, it's also easier being able to observe them as well

 

[SwampPrincessChick]

Awesome thank you! We are getting better at IDing them, it's also easier being able to observe them as well

You're welcome!