Am I a Hen or a Roo?

[Chickaroo2]

I'm a new chicken mama and have a 12-week old Black Australorp. I can't tell if she's a hen or a rooster, can someone help me? She HATES being picked up or petted and is the top "hen" in my run (I have four girls).

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[sonew123]

You have a pretty pullet...

 

[blefky]

Looks like a girl to me.

 

[JPinVT]

Yup, girl!

 

[BlazeJester]

She looks just like my australorps girls. One of mine is the top girl, Queenie - the other is a complete moron, so I named her "Ha-penny" (half a penny). Still pretty far up in the pecking order out of 8, though...

 

[Chickaroo2]

Thank you so much for your replies!!! She was always so much bigger than her sisters and taller that I wondered. Plus, she is very calm, but doesn't like to be handled much, never has (I got her as a 8 day old chick). Yay!! She is my son's favorite girl and we can't have roos where we are.

 

[Cowgirl71]

Girl!

 

[RattlesnakeRidgeWV]

Definately a girl, looks just like my BA pullets. If it was a boy he would have more comb and wattles at 12 weeks.

 

[Happy Chooks]

Yup, a pullet.