6 Week Old Australorp Sexing

[Patois]

Do you have an update?

 

[Waterfaery]

Do you have an update?

Thanks for checking! I haven't had a chance to get some new photos but I'll try my best tomorrow.

 

[Waterfaery]

So here are the updated photos. They are 8 (almost 9) weeks old now. I have no doubts that white, green and yellow are cockerels. I still don't know about the others. Hopefully there is at least one pullet there!

 

[Painted Calls]

So here are the updated photos. They are 8 (almost 9) weeks old now. I have no doubts that white, green and yellow are cockerels. I still don't know about the others. Hopefully there is at least one pullet there!

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The ones you suspect are cockerels, are your only cockerels!

 

[Waterfaery]

The ones you suspect are cockerels, are your only cockerels!

Yay, that's great!

It will be November by the time they are about 5 months old. Do you think the hens will start laying at that time of year or will they wait until spring?

 

[Painted Calls]

Yay, that's great!

It will be November by the time they are about 5 months old. Do you think the hens will start laying at that time of year or will they wait until spring?

Honestly not sure. That's early enought that they may start this fall!

 

[Waterfaery]

I just wanted to update on this in case it helps anyone else in the future. Just the three Australorps (white, green and yellow) turned out to be cockerels. Yellow was the slowest to mature but he has turned out to be the nicest by far and is a fantastic rooster. I'm getting an egg almost every day from each of the five girls.

I was right about the Light Sussex as well. There was just the one hen. She's a great layer as well and a total sweetheart.

Thanks everyone who posted.

 

[maceleneo]

Thank you, I was keeping an eye on this thread because I'm trying to sex my Australorps but they're still too young to be sure!