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    4 week old Australorp pullet… with HUGE legs??

    At 12 weeks you can usually see if it's a rooster. The feathering, colours and crest all look like a pullet to me.
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    10 week old Blue Austrolorp "hen"?

    Sorry. I was hoping it was a pullet. I have one that looks very similar right now. I guess we are both outta luck. 😆
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    Blue x Black = Black??

    So from my second set of eggs 18 hatched. 6 were black australorp and 12 were blue australorp. If you add those to the first set of chicks we have 11 black and 12 blue, which is very close to a 50% split. The picture shows my lightest blue, my darkest blue and one black, just for fun.
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    Black Australorp - Roo or Pullet 5 weeks old

    Those look like roos to me. They are difficult to sex when they are young. You have to vent sex them, which is difficult. Otherwise, you have to wait to see that red comb and wattles on a chick younger than 10 weeks.
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    Blue x Black = Black??

    Oddly, I just had a similar situation. Out of 8 eggs from a blue australorp roo and black australorp hen I got 2 that didn't hatch, 5 black chicks and one blue that died soon after hatching. I was wondering if there was a defect possibly linked to the blue gene. I have 21 more due to hatch...
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    2 blue australorp roos?

    Yes, they were both roosters! Such nice roosters too!
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    10 week old Blue Austrolorp "hen"?

    I was thinking it looks like a pullet. How did it turn out?
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    Blue Australorp or Blue Star?

    My blue Australorp roos as chicks and a few weeks out. For reference.
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    New to chickens. Let's play cockeral or pullet (8-9 weeks old)

    I think you are in the clear.
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    New to chickens. Let's play cockeral or pullet (8-9 weeks old)

    6 is looking a little roosterish to me. Also gave me pause in the younger pictures. Any crowing yet?
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    2 blue australorp roos?

    I'm actually hoping that these are both roosters. I have a flock of black australorps and I would love if these were both roosters. I think they are, but I'm questioning the one on the right. What are your opinions? 5.5 weeks
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    Black Australorp possible roo?

    They look like females to me too. The best explanation I've heard for sexing black australorp is seeing bright red combs or waddles before 10 weeks means rooster. All the combs I can see look the same shade of pink.
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    Hatching by the Lunar Calendar & Full Moon

    What are you thinking the benefit of lunar hatching is? Better hatch success?
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    Got some new babies

    The first one langshan? The black and white, cuckoo maran? Those are my guesses
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    Mystery Chick Breed

    Do you think that is a rose comb? Edit to add... If it is a rose comb it could be a 'black rose comb' really nice looking bantam with white earlobes. Sold at my pet chicken.
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