Are these 6.5 week old Australorps hens?

[Belbris]

From the top I mean, I'm looking for any juvenile rooster feathers, if it's a cockerel the feathers should be starting to grow in by now. Sometimes if you divide the back feathers you can see the rooster feathers just starting to grow in

ok, will try and take some tomorrow. Thanks

 

[Tiana's chickens]

ok, will try and take some tomorrow. Thanks

No worries
This feather is from my young roosters back (he's molting right now), you recognise the juvenile roo feathers by the thin sheeny bits on the back feathers (make sure it's feathers from the back not neck as neck feathers can trick people)

 

[Belbris]

No worries
This feather is from my young roosters back (he's molting right now), you recognise the juvenile roo feathers by the thin sheeny bits on the back feathers (make sure it's feathers from the back not neck as neck feathers can trick people)
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I took a few photos of Splash's back and tried to part the feathers just before the tail to see underneath. Here they are ...

 

[Tiana's chickens]

All the new feathers coming in look like pullet feathers! I feel pretty certain now that you have 2 pullets

 

[Belbris]

All the new feathers coming in look like pullet feathers! I feel pretty certain now that you have 2 pullets

Thank you so much

 

[Belbris]

All the new feathers coming in look like pullet feathers! I feel pretty certain now that you have 2 pullets

Would you mind taking another look and seeing if you still think our splash australorp is a hen. Just came home from a weeks holiday and my MIL (not that she's an expert) thinks it could be a rooster and I was surprised how much the tail & comb/wattle grew. They are 2 days off being 14 weeks old.

 

[Belbris]

They both look like pullets to us.

Do you still think they look like pullets? (see photos above at almost 14 weeks old)

 

[Tiana's chickens]

I really hope I'm not giving you false hope but so far I think she's still a pullet, I'm not seeing any of the male feathers and her comb does look big for the age but when I compare it to the other pullet I feel a reassured that the splash is still a pullet too. I wouldn't worry about what the tail does just yet, pullets can grow long tails as well.
This was one of my girls, her great big tail sprung up out of nowhere, but then it molted out in a few weeks and grew back more proportioned

A few weeks later

 

[Frazzemrat1]

I think that splash is a cockerel. It had way too much comb and wattle at a young age. I think its slow to bring in its saddle feathers, but I still think its a cockerel.

 

[Belbris]

I really hope I'm not giving you false hope but so far I think she's still a pullet, I'm not seeing any of the male feathers and her comb does look big for the age but when I compare it to the other pullet I feel a reassured that the splash is still a pullet too. I wouldn't worry about what the tail does just yet, pullets can grow long tails as well.

Thanks for your reply ... I'll continue to watch and wait and HOPE!!