Is she a he?

[Pipers chicks]

I have a black australorp "hen" who is about 2 months old. I took the her and the other 3 chicks she is with outside today. I noticed her tail feathers are much longer then the other 3. She also holds her tail very erect. A few times when she was nervous she raised her hackle feathers like a rooster. She was the one that walked around and did the "this-is-a-new-place-is-it-safe" cluck. Her comb and wattle seem even smaller then the others, but could "she" actually be a roo?

 

[chrissynemetz]

She looks like a pullet to me.

 

[HuffleClaw]

x2, pretty pullet

 

[sylviethecochin]

Boss hen in the making.

 

[Alexandra33]

Agreed, looking like a pretty pullet.

~Alex

 

[Ol Grey Mare]

Behaviour is much less reliable in gender determination than physical characteristics relative to age.....you have a pullet. The behaviours you listed are not unique to either gender

 

[Pipers chicks]

Thanks! I hope all yall are right!

 

[Chick-N-Fun]

Very pretty pullet!