Hen or Roo?

[Julie_A]

Are they Australorps? So pretty!!!

 

[Elite Silkies]

At 9 weeks I would say roo's. But, Australorps are funny to me. I have one that is 24 weeks old and I didn't know she was he until about 22 weeks olds. He even acted like a hen, looked like a hen, and then all of sudden sprouted saddle and hackle feathers. I was shocked. So, comb and wattles can fool you.

Some Australorp hen's do have much larger comb's and wattles. So, I wouldn't send them to soup pot just yet.

 

[fordmommy]

Pretty girl. She looks like what mine did around that age.

 

[Year of the Rooster]

All look like boys. My BA girl didn't have any red on her face until she got close to laying.

 

[sarjaysar]

I would have gone for pullet - thickness of legs make me think its possibly a roo more than the comb