I think s/he is a roo

[Rhodebar Lover]

He appears to have yellow skin so is likely a Jersey Giant rather than an Australorp Did his feet get frostbitten in the cold snap?

 

[nuthatched]

Not a problem. I wanted a rooster, but he turned into a pullet. How does a professional hatchery mess up on the gender of an auto sexing breed?!

Australorps aren't Auto sexing.:]
You always had the genders they sent, some cockerels are just late bloomers and some pullets get pronounced combs.

 

[LaurenRitz]

Yes

He appears to have yellow skin so is likely a Jersey Giant rather than an Australorp Did his feet get frostbitten in the cold snap?

Yes, his feet got frostbite. https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/frostbite.1558605/page-2#post-26437572

And if he's a Jersey Giant then the hatchery messed up AGAIN. I was supposed to get 3 BA's and 3 JG's. They all looked the same to me. Two of the 6 died within 24 hours so I had four left, and the hatchery hadn't banded the JG's as they said they would. The hatchery guy said that one of the dead chicks was JG. The remaining 3 are definitely JG. I bet they sent me 6 J G's rather than 3 of each.

That's one more in a long line of mistakes from that outfit.

 

[LaurenRitz]

Australorps aren't Auto sexing.:]
You always had the genders they sent, some cockerels are just late bloomers and some pullets get pronounced combs.

No, BA's are not auto sexing. Bielefelders are. I specifically requested a Bielefelder rooster, and got a pullet.

 

[MarlaMac]

Yes

Yes, his feet got frostbite. https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/frostbite.1558605/page-2#post-26437572

And if he's a Jersey Giant then the hatchery messed up AGAIN. I was supposed to get 3 BA's and 3 JG's. They all looked the same to me. Two of the 6 died within 24 hours so I had four left, and the hatchery hadn't banded the JG's as they said they would. The hatchery guy said that one of the dead chicks was JG. The remaining 3 are definitely JG. I bet they sent me 6 J G's rather than 3 of each.

That's one more in a long line of mistakes from that outfit.

Australorps have white skin. Jersy Giants have yellow skin. Look to the bottom of the feet and you will be able to see the difference.

 

[LaurenRitz]

Australorps have white skin. Jersy Giants have yellow skin. Look to the bottom of the feet and you will be able to see the difference.

Looks like 4 Jersey Giants. I'll be getting more australorps next month.

 

[MarlaMac]

Looks like 4 Jersey Giants. I'll be getting more australorps next month.

Good luck. I love my Australorps!

 

[LaurenRitz]

So I come back with the same question.

In conversation here it was decided that she was a he, primarily based on his comb and wattles, which started developing at 8 weeks. When I reintroduced him into the coop he challenged everyone and they all backed down. Rooster behavior (I thought) abounded. Now at 18 weeks he still hasn't crowed, he isn't showing signs of rooster plumage (taking into accoint that I'm a total newbee at this), and the adult rooster is ignoring him. Is it possible that he is a she?

 

[MarlaMac]

Can't really see the saddle area. Can you post additional pics? My 100% BA cockerel's wattles are twice that size at 12 1/2 weeks.

Edit, well, maybe not twice as big, but certainly as big and much redder. By 18 weeks you should be seeing male specific feathering. Crowing is an iffy situation. My little 12 1/2 week old has been crowing since 8 weeks old, but only after rooster and only when he is not in the direct vicinity of rooster. Here is my cockerel, just snapped the photo.

 

[MarlaMac]

Can't really see the saddle area. Can you post additional pics? My 100% BA cockerel's wattles are twice that size at 12 1/2 weeks.

Edit, well, maybe not twice as big, but certainly as big and much redder. By 18 weeks you should be seeing male specific feathering. Crowing is an iffy situation. My little 12 1/2 week old has been crowing since 8 weeks old, but only after rooster and only when he is not in the direct vicinity of rooster. Here is my cockerel, just snapped the photo.

Albeit, my guy is an australorp, not a Jersy Giant,. Sorry for any confusion.