14 wk old Australorp - Rooster or Hen?

[LanaNg]

Until the sickle feathers most would have called this one a pullet due to stance and unless you zoom in those hackle and saddle feathers are not very evident. I am finding this breed a challenge as the color of feathers and sheen make it difficult to see the shape of the hackle feathers and saddle feathers seem to come on later. Size of the shank compared to others the same age, stance, if a cockerel is raised with a rooster I find a delayed puberty...comb development, feather and dominance are all delayed. If raised with pullets or hens maturity is accelerated. Of course this is just observation and what I have learned from others over the years.
Question, any roosters at your place? Did this BA stand differently then your others? Keep to itself away from others? Would love to hear your observations of this baby.

No, I don’t have any other roosters or BAs. It was raised with three other hens and quickly became the most dominant out of the group.

 

[LanaNg]

Agree he is a boy. Unfortunately, no hatcheries can guarantee 100% that you have a sexed pullet. Vent sexing, even in the hands of an expert, is 90% accurate at best, so unfortunately you have the 1 in 10 that ends up being a boy. Hope you can find a good home for him.

Good to know! Thank you much.

 

[Duckbreeder2020]

Yup that’s a boy

 

[LanaNg]

Here’s an update on the cockerel! He grew up fast and has been chasing the pullets around the past couple of days. I even saw him grab one of them by the back of the neck yesterday. He crowed for the first time this morning. Anyways, I luckily found him a good home with lots of hens and no roosters. I’ll miss him a little bit but he’s got to go.

p.s. I live in an HOA community where we’re not allowed to have any farm animals so I have been hiding my babies for weeks. You can imagine my horror when he went off at 6:30 am.

 

[Pretty Birds]

Anyways, I luckily found him a good home with lots of hens and no roosters. I’ll miss him a little bit but he’s got to go.

I'm glad you found him a good home. He's a pretty boy!