4 weeks old Black Australorps

[KikiDeAnime]

Both are the same age and same breed.

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[demonic]

Still a little young so it’s hard to tell, just pay attention to their comb and waddle development. I have australorps around the same age and some of their combs and wattles are much redder and bigger than the ones in your pictures.

 

[KikiDeAnime]

Still a little young so it’s hard to tell, just pay attention to their comb and waddle development. I have australorps around the same age and some of their combs and wattles are much redder and bigger than the ones in your pictures.

That sucks. I need to know who I'm butchering first so we don't have crowing.

 

[demonic]

That sucks. I need to know who I'm butchering first so we don't have crowing.

At around 6-7 weeks it will be easier to tell

 

[KikiDeAnime]

At around 6-7 weeks it will be easier to tell

The one in the second photo is bigger than the other one so for now, I'll just assume it's a boy.

 

[Skyle]

That sucks. I need to know who I'm butchering first so we don't have crowing.

You have still time since they (if one of them is male) begin crowing.
Try to update the photos in 2-4 weeks, I think they won't begin crowing for at least 2 months

 

[demonic]

The one in the second photo is bigger than the other one so for now, I'll just assume it's a boy.

Sure. The comb and wattle is also more developed.

 

[Painted Calls]

You can assume boy if you're cool with the possibility of butchering a pullet. Not sure why you'd want to butcher so early on a FP breed anyway. They typically don't crow until after they're old enough to sex.

I'm not seeing anything screaming cockerel yet. However, they are a bit young to accurately sex. Six weeks is usually the absolute earliest you can start seeing an accurate difference. At this age, one having a slightly bigger comb doesn't mean anything.

 

[KikiDeAnime]

You have still time since they (if one of them is male) begin crowing.
Try to update the photos in 2-4 weeks, I think they won't begin crowing for at least 2 months

We've always had bad luck with all males crowing at 5 weeks old.

 

[KikiDeAnime]

You can assume boy if you're cool with the possibility of butchering a pullet. Not sure why you'd want to butcher so early on a FP breed anyway. They typically don't crow until after they're old enough to sex.

I'm not seeing anything screaming cockerel yet. However, they are a bit young to accurately sex. Six weeks is usually the absolute earliest you can start seeing an accurate difference.

Both are being raised as meat anyway so it's fine. Plus, they'll be getting butchered around 18 weeks old.