Man, I think I got a rooster

[clarktx]

Thank you SOOO much that really makes me feel better

 

[BayCityBabe]

How old are they? I have three 13 w.o. Australorps; one is a GIGANTIC gal; and none have a comb that big.
(sorry, I vote roo...)

 

[Blisschick]

I vote the one with the larger comb is the roo, too. Sorry to break it to you.

 

[kinnip]

I don't have any Australorps, so this statement should be by no means be considered definitive. I do have two roos I know of, a BC Marans and a Blue Andalusian. They both had larger combs than yours at 6 weeks. If these birds are 3 mo. old in the pic, they might be two hens. Also, my Blue Andalusian recently turned 3 mo. and he hasn't shut up crowing for the past three weeks.

 

[KellyGwen]

I have astralorps too... they are about 3 months old... and none of them have a comb like that

That being said... they are very bossy and will peck my fingers, toes, jewelry... and usually one hen will take the place of a roo in the flock behavior wise... I even heard, in another post, that someone has a hen that crows!! (She also lays eggs... so she is a hen!)

Anyway... I think the one with the comb may be a boy

 

[The Chicken Lady]

Are his/her/its hackle feathers rounded or pointed at the ends?

Rounded usually means hen, and pointed usually means roo, except in "hen-feathered" breeds.