Mystery breed (mixed?), is "Stretch" a boy?

[b'hamPeeps]

This black chick is really special to us. Our flock is just hens and when one went unbreakably broody, we got some fertile eggs from a friend of a friend.

The day they hatched, the homicidal momma (naughty Eleanor) killed each chick right after it hatched! We weren't home in time to save any except this gigantasaur, "Stretch".

The first night after hatch, the only way to get her/him to stop screaming was to let the chick sleep in bed with us. We got a couple EE chicks the next morning, but ...comeon...it slept with us!

So, I've been thinking Stretch looks like a boy. What do you think? He/she is 5 weeks. (If he is a boy, he'll need a new home)

Here he/she is as a couple day old, do you think "australorp"?

 

[Featherland]

It looks like an australorp. It's comb is big for 5 weeks. How is its behavior?
Is it aggressive toward the other chicks? Does it like to play the domination game alot?

 

[astylishgirl]

When my youngsters look like that, I think they are roos. Being new to chickens, and not having raised any to full maturation yet... I don't know! However, I sure like your handsome fellow!

 

[sherrydeanne]

Def. looks like an Aust -- what color are the bottoms of its feet?

Sex could go either way at this point; my Aust pullet had a decent comb at 4/5 weeks and it just hasn't changed much now. If the comb stays the same for 2 weeks or so, I'd guess pullet.

 

[b'hamPeeps]

Just like the tops of its feet, the bottoms are a combination of a pinkish-yellow and some black/slate color.

The feathers on its back are a bit iridescent, showing some green and purple, is that normal or a sign of a roo?

Thanks for your opinions!

 

[Sequin]

I noticed the beetle green sheen to some of the feathers, and that is making me think roo. However, the comb doesn't appear That huge and is not showing any signs of pink or red coloration that I could see. For right now I would just wait a couple more weeks and see what changes there are. Some of these breeds can be quite tricky to tell which gender it is up until they either crow or lay an egg. Either way, it looks to be a BA.

eta: I promise, I wasn't trying to rhyme on purpose.