22 week old blue australorps

[BackyardDinoMom]

It's rare but some dominant females do crow. At 22 weeks, gender specific feathering would be very prominent. That bird is a pullet.

Hooray! The australorps are my absolute favorite and now I don't have to get rid of the other suspected rooster

 

[black_cat]

Hooray! The australorps are my absolute favorite and now I don't have to get rid of the other suspected rooster

Full body pics of other suspected roo?

 

[BackyardDinoMom]

Full body pics of other suspected roo?

 

[BackyardDinoMom]

Sometimes the tail feathers curve down and it looks way different than the other orpington

 

[SBFChickenGirl]

Also a pullet. Keep her. You'll be getting breakfast. XD

 

[black_cat]

I"m pretty sure also a POL pullet

 

[BackyardDinoMom]

Also a pullet. Keep her. You'll be getting breakfast. XD

Will I just figure this out eventually? I'm so grateful to have all girls but I genuinely can't figure out how to tell sometimes

 

[BackyardDinoMom]

Everyone here is so helpful and wise! Thank you everyone for confirming I don't have illegal city roosters

 

[black_cat]

Will I just figure this out eventually? I'm so grateful to have all girls but I genuinely can't figure out how to tell sometimes

A definitive way to tell is saddle feathers, near the base of the tail.

Roosters have long waterfalls of pointy saddle feathers, and hens have short rounded ones.

 

[SBFChickenGirl]

Will I just figure this out eventually? I'm so grateful to have all girls but I genuinely can't figure out how to tell sometimes

Combs are sometimes a good way to tell, but what you really want to look at is the feathers. Saddle feathers (right below the tail on the back half of the back) are wonderful gender indicators. Roosters have pointy shiny feathers while hens have rounded ones. Same goes with the hackle (neck) feathers. Roosters have pointy and hens have rounded.