19.5 week old Black Australorp: cockerel?

[jbj25]

I am not sure. How old is the one in question?

Now, this one that you can't see that well looks like a cockerel from what you can see. Have you already identified it as male?
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Oh, I see you said 19 weeks. I will say the one you are questioning is a pullet.

 

[LaFleche]

You can send him off to auction as he is just a slower developing male.

 

[Airyaman]

You can send him off to auction as he is just a slower developing male.

Yes, after everyone's input, I went back to compare his saddle and hackle feathers to the two pullets, and while not as developed as his male flock mates, you could tell they were on their way to that particular "rooster" look.

Plus, observed behavior confirmed it: the two pullets are at the point of being harassed by the boys (why they must go tonight), and while the chicken in question was not amongst the harassers, he was also not amongst the harassed.

 

[Vicker]

Comb size isn't the best indicator. Some of my BA hens have big floppy combs and others have small ones. I do think those are rooster feathers, though.

 

[Beau plus penny]

Hes really pretty