1 month old australorp... He or she?

[Sofi]

Or is it too early to tell?

I am starting to think it's a cockerel... Uneven feathering, bald spot on its back, long neck, incipient comb, larger than the other chick its age (although the other chick is a silver laced wyandotte), noisy and freaks out if I try to handle it...

What do ya'll experts think??


He/she hatched 1/27/2014


Next to silver laced wyandotte


long neck

 

[Vamvakas]

To early for that.. I noticed most Austrlorps take a while to sex and sometimes the one you think is a female turns into a male out of nowhere.

 

[chooks4life]

While the signs are pointing at male, Australorps can be one of those difficult breeds as the previous poster said. The crest isn't overly convincing, in my opinion. I would reckon it's probably a male but it's a little early.

 

[CCCCCCCCHICKENS]

Like others have said it does have a slighty big comb for its age, but it is still not out of the realm of possibility that it could be a pullet.

 

[Sofi]

Thanks! I'll update when he/she grows more