Black Australorp & Silver-Laced Wyandottes - hens or roosters?

[Painted Calls]

Yep! The ones with the sheen are saddles! I traced them because it's hard to see in black birds
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Thanks for considering us blind folks!

 

[fl-chicken-tender]

That SLW is definitely female.



Green sheen on black birds is a product of the feather's structure and is seen on both male and females.

Some females also have spurs (I had a Java with spurs almost as good as the rooster's).

What you are looking for is the male-specific pointed saddle feathers:

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They can be hard to see on young black birds so put a hand or a piece of paper under them to get a good look at the true shape:

At 12 weeks I'd expect to be able to see them in an Australorp, but you might have to part the other feathers to see them coming in.

Thank you for the info!
I wasn't able to get pictures because I picked him up to take a better look, but he's got pointy saddle feathers.
Also looking at Gomez next to Morticia (a BA that I'm 99% sure is a pullet), the difference in their comb/wattles is really striking.

 

[3KillerBs]

Yep! The ones with the sheen are saddles! I traced them because it's hard to see in black birds
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I can't see them on this screen, but I'll believe you.