Black Australorp 4 weeks. Betting on roo!

[Minanora]

I'm raising it up until my sister takes it. Which is hopefully today. But I have a suspicion that this is a baby roo, not a pullet. What do you guys think? I've never had Australorps so I can't compare, one of my SOE pullets always had thick shanks and more development in her waddles/comb.

Anyway this guy has pretty thick shanks but his posture is about the same as the rest of the chicks I have. They are all getting close to having so many feathers. This one's tail points more downward than the other Australorp chick I have. Here's the best mugshots I could get before I had to deal with the insane mess in the background.

 

[nuthatched]

Nothing says roo.

 

[Yard Farmer]

I'm raising it up until my sister takes it. Which is hopefully today. But I have a suspicion that this is a baby roo, not a pullet. What do you guys think? I've never had Australorps so I can't compare, one of my SOE pullets always had thick shanks and more development in her waddles/comb.

Anyway this guy has pretty thick shanks but his posture is about the same as the rest of the chicks I have. They are all getting close to having so many feathers. This one's tail points more downward than the other Australorp chick I have. Here's the best mugshots I could get before I had to deal with the insane mess in the background.
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I do see some red in the waffles.
Just have your sister keep an eye on that one.

 

[Minanora]

It would be my luck to get chicks for someone and have them turn out to be cockerels! Already they were supposed to be two Cuckoo Marans, but one is definitely an Australorp.

At least they're healthy and loved!

 

[Australorpfamily]

I'm raising it up until my sister takes it. Which is hopefully today. But I have a suspicion that this is a baby roo, not a pullet. What do you guys think? I've never had Australorps so I can't compare, one of my SOE pullets always had thick shanks and more development in her waddles/comb.

Anyway this guy has pretty thick shanks but his posture is about the same as the rest of the chicks I have. They are all getting close to having so many feathers. This one's tail points more downward than the other Australorp chick I have. Here's the best mugshots I could get before I had to deal with the insane mess in the background.
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Any update? I would have said pullet due to age and color, all our Australorp roos turned big and red 3-4 weeks

 

[Minanora]

I don't have any photos of my sister's recently, but I have another thread about mine! Let me go get a link for it.

 

[Minanora]

Any update? I would have said pullet due to age and color, all our Australorp roos turned big and red 3-4 weeks

Here's the link! https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/8-week-old-australorp-gender.1615990/

And a photo of my Australorp a couple of days ago.