Black Australorp sex confusion

[GlicksChicks]

Well I guess we have a rooster! I haven’t looked into this scenario yet, but now I need to see how to go about introducing pullets to this guy. Hopefully it’s not a big deal. Thank y’all for the help. This is a valuable website for chicken research!

Look but don't touch method. Either have him in a cage and pullets running aroung the coop or the other way around. Let them get used to seeing eachother before they can interact.

 

[ChickChick2121]

Hello! I’m new to chickens and ready to learn because of this one chicken. Long story short, I’m in the middle of the country and it just showed up, now I have a chicken. We’ve decided to become chicken people and here I am. We’ve had it a week to the day, I’m almost done with a coop and preparing to buy 2-3 pullets asap. I’ve done a ton of research, doing my best, but I believe I have a young, beautiful black Australorp although a brown bordered eye instead of black(?). I swear the colors have gotten brighter since I got it. I’m too new at this to tell if I have a rooster or hen. I understand the differences that they’re supposed to have in their hackle and saddle feathers, but unless it’s a fully mature bird I get very confused with feather shapes. What do y’all think?View attachment 3876781View attachment 3876784View attachment 3876785

You're right! If it wasn't for the tail I'd guess hen as well. I had a black Australorp Rooster. This one isn't as rooster looking. And he had big old waddles. This one may be young. Time will tell.