Australorp roo?

[Tervish]

I have pretty much decided that 11 week old Australorp Sydney is a roo. As a first time chicken owner though, I thought I would solicit some armchair quarterback experienced input! It seems to me the tailfeathers are getting pointy, and he has huge legs and feet.. Sydney has a roo attitude I guess, all "Hi whatcha doin', can I peck that?".

Anyway, here are photos.

 

[Oncoming Storm]

I dunno...do you have a rooster in your flock already? I just....I dunno...hens can have pointed tail feathers as well. I’ve had several hens with pointed feathers....I’m kinda stumped for some reason.

 

[Mamatomany123]

Pullet. If she was a boy you would know by now. Australorps get their combs and wattles early. A boy would be huge.

 

[Oncoming Storm]

Pullet. If she was a boy you would know by now. Australorps get their combs and wattles early. A boy would be huge.

That’s what I was thinking. You know you see a pic and you’re like “oh yeah definitely a cockerel” I wasn’t really getting that vibe XD.

 

[LadiesAndJane]

I go with girl!

 

[Bekka_cemani]

Girl

 

[Tervish]

Wow, interesting! Sydney is HUGE compared to my other chickens.

 

[LaFemmeKatia]

I am not an expert, but I am going with girl. And she is beautiful!

 

[SEaton611]

I vote girl! She has a few very round tail feathers and, at this point, I’d expect more iridescent green in the coloring. I have quite a few australorp roos in varying stages of their life, so I think I’m pretty good at IDing them now. Here’s my big boy Kylo Ren!

 

[MidnightMaran]

Yep, cute pullet! Hens can get quite big, and australorps are large birds.