Help - is LB a hen or a rooster

[Nazzat]

Pretty chickens too

Ahh thanks! I love em!

 

[Nazzat]

Both are pullets and appear to be Black Sex Links.

Thank you... how do you tell the Black Sex Link part?

 

[Nazzat]

Thanks everyone for your quick responses. Glad to hear not rooster.

 

[Nazzat]

I think LB is probably a black sex link and Eva may be an Asian black. Or they could be some other type of mixed breeds if they came from a backyard flock rather than a hatchery or feed store.

Thank you. We got them from a hatchery.

 

[Brahma Chicken5000]

Thank you... how do you tell the Black Sex Link part?

The coloring.

 

[JedJackson]

The coloring.

Yep, purebred Australorps should be pure black with no other color on the feathers. They are beautiful birds.

 

[Frazzemrat1]

Agree with all others. You have black sex link pullets. Black Austrolorps would be completely black with no other colors. Black sex links are black bodied with gold streaked to fully gold heads, sometimes going all the way down to the breast.
Also, you were concerned about the purple sheen on their feathers. I wanted to assure you that all black feathers on all birds, no matter what gender, will sheen. It not an indicator of gender.

 

[sourland]

Welcome to BYC. Cross bred pullets - the one is just maturing more rapidly than the other.