Black Australorp- Hen or Roo?

[joedie]

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Agreed! and you won't see pointed hackle feathers at this age - the comb is the deciding factor at age 5.5 weeks.

Ditto!

 

[catdaddyfro]

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Agreed! and you won't see pointed hackle feathers at this age - the comb is the deciding factor at age 5.5 weeks.

Ditto!

Yes I say roo also and on the hackle and saddle feathers they usually won't start appearing till after first/juvenile molt at 8 wks., probably somewhere around 12wks to 16 wks. old.

catdaddy