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country chick1, she was a pullet (female) also. I purchased all pullets at the feed and grain store as advertised but mistakes do happen when they are "sexed" at the hatcheries. The tail will come soon... they grow so fast so take pictures at the different stages. Enjoy your australorp chicks!

Thanks for asking. She is a girl... and such a sweetie! We love the personalities of the Black Australorps... going to pick up a few more of them as baby chicks in the spring! She is a daily egg layer... only a few days that I can count that she has not laid an egg! Black Australorps are...

I just got four baby chicks (now 2 weeks old) from a feed and grain store; 2 Black Australorps and 2 Buff Orpingtons. They were one week old when I picked them up and only noticed when I got home and looked at them closely that one of the black chick's tail is different than the others. Attached...