Australorps - 5 Weeks Old - Two Pullets or is one a Cockerel?

[LostEgg]

Hi, these are two Australorp chicks that I got for Fathers Day - exactly 5 weeks old today. One of them has a larger crown. Any chance we have a rooster on our hands?

 

[BigDaddy'sGurl]

In a word: YES. You have a rooster, congrats!

And:

 

[Elite Silkies]

Cockerel and a pullet. I raised them for about a year, and found that the pullets (most of them) had more yellow around their faces when they were born.

 

[sunny & the 5 egg layers]

Looks like the one on the left is a cockeral and the one on the right is a pullet.

 

[Amyh]

Looks like a Roo to me. I love BA roos.

 

[Rosecomb-Ryan]

Yup one roo..

 

[sheila3935]

One way to tell Australorp roos is that they hold their neck like an ostrich, and the big comb.

 

[GatorChickenRanch]

I agree. all sings point to it being a cockerel.

 

[LostEgg]

Thanks everyone. I wasn't planning on having a rooster, but now I am kind of excited!

 

[Carrie Lynn]

I've read many positive comments about BA roos. Good temperments...