Black Australorp Gender

[Money Pit Zoo]

For 16 weeks I have assumed this Australorp was a pullet. But yesterday, it attacked my ankles while I was carrying their food to the feeder. The feathers don’t look like rooster feathers, however the comb and wattles are significantly bigger and redder than the other Australorp pullet of the same age (who you can also see in the third picture). I thought they were just developing at different rates, until the one attacked me. Does anyone have any ideas on whether this is a roo or not?

 

[GlicksChicks]

That is a pullet. She is just gettung closer to laying than the other pullet. Some hens have an attitude as well.

By this age, a rooster would've crowed and grown saddle feathers.

 

[ShrekDawg]

That is a pullet. She is just gettung closer to laying than the other pullet. Some hens have an attitude as well.

By this age, a rooster would've crowed and grown saddle feathers.

Not necessarily on the crowing. I had one that didn’t crow until 7 months old.

 

[PrettyBirdRocky]

By my black Australorps, I'd say she's a pullet and getting closer to lay. I have some photos of our roos last year if you need some reference.

Maybe you had a bug on you? Our BAs are more standoffish than our others, they come up to us, but whereas our light brahmas like to be touched, they do not lol

 

[GlicksChicks]

Not necessarily on the crowing. I had one that didn’t crow until 7 months old.

Wow, what a late bloomer. I have had some crowing by 7 weeks, it was quite a surprise.

 

[PrettyBirdRocky]

Wow, what a late bloomer. I have had some crowing by 7 weeks, it was quite a surprise.

We had a Black Australorp crow at 3... Like seriously dude lol we did just rehome an egger roo at 16 weeks and he still wasn't huge nor red nor crowing.

 

[Money Pit Zoo]

Yay! I have a mean girl! Maybe she just gets hangry.

 

[PrettyBirdRocky]

Yay! I have a mean girl! Maybe she just gets hangry.

Lol here's to hoping she lays an egg soon! And calms some apparently lol

 

[GlicksChicks]

We had a Black Australorp crow at 3... Like seriously dude lol we did just rehome an egger roo at 16 weeks and he still wasn't huge nor red nor crowing.

Wow! 3 weeks!

It is crazy how much the maturity can vary.

 

[ShrekDawg]

Wow, what a late bloomer. I have had some crowing by 7 weeks, it was quite a surprise.

Yeah he was lol I think it’s because his brothers were early bloomers lol