Hen or Rooster? Unknown breed. My very large 3 month old bird is starting to look rooster-ish to me

[jwbjerk]

Well, I asked for a barred plymoth pullet, but I think I got a clerk that didn't know anything about chickens.

The black bird in the following pictures is about 3 months old, and while obviously not done growing, is nearly as big as my grown rock and australorps. I'm hopping it is a jersy giant pullet. But it's tail is looking awefully long and curvy. And it is huge.

I'd really like to keep it, but roosters are not an option in our neighborhood. It and the brown hen I raised with it are the friendliest birds i've had yet. If you sit in the yard, they will come and snuggle up next to you, or perch on you.

Verdict?

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[junebuggena]

Either Jersey Giant or Black Australorp cockerel. He's got male only saddle and sickle feathers.

 

[fshinggrl]

Yeah, you guessed it.. you have a rooster there. Sorry.

 

[Michael OShay]

Definitely a cockerel. You can check the color of the bottoms of his feet for breed. If they are an obvious yellow, he's a Black Jersey Giant. If they are any other color (whitish, grayish, pinkish), he's a Black Australorp.

 

[donrae]

Definite cockerel, probably an Australorp.

 

[jwbjerk]

Definitely a cockerel. You can check the color of the bottoms of his feet for breed. If they are an obvious yellow, he's a Black Jersey Giant. If they are any other color (whitish, grayish, pinkish), he's a Black Australorp.

Feet are distinctly yellow underneath.

Well, thanks--- it is best to know, i guess.

 

[Michael OShay]

Feet are distinctly yellow underneath.

Well, thanks--- it is best to know, i guess.

It's a Black Jersey Giant then, but unfortunately a cockerel.