Thanks once again for all your help! Your photo and comments are making it pretty clear that my little black pullet (or cockerel) is NOT an Australorp. (Sigh.)
Thanks very much for the helpful input! I keep getting mixed signals from this little one. Some days I'm sure it's a cockerel; other days, I'm convinced it's a pullet. (Maybe it's trans! LOL.) Will send more pictures later.
Hello, everyone! I recently purchased 5 day-old chicks--supposedly all female. Among them is this little Australorp. I've had chickens before and just can't shake the feeling that she might be a he. S/he is stronger and a little bit bigger than the others (two Orpingtons and two Wyandottes), and...