Not sure on breed or sex

[Jray217]

This chick has me completely stumped! I have only one of this particular breed, so I have nothing to compare to. I got her as a baby and supposedly sexed as a Blue Australorp (BA) pullet…..But seeing BA images on the internet, this chick doesn’t look anything like the pics I am finding.

The pic of her was taken 9/7, but she is now 17 weeks old. Not much of a comb there and no wattles still, but her tail feathers say roo to me. Thoughts??

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

It's a pullet. Was it bought from a hatchery or private breeder?

 

[SJsChickies]

This chick has me completely stumped! I have only one of this particular breed, so I have nothing to compare to. I got her as a baby and supposedly sexed as a Blue Australorp (BA) pullet…..But seeing BA images on the internet, this chick doesn’t look anything like the pics I am finding.

The pic of her was taken 9/7, but she is now 17 weeks old. Not much of a comb there and no wattles still, but her tail feathers say roo to me. Thoughts??
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Whatever she is, she is beautiful!! Looking pullet to me

 

[chickengr]

not show quality but beautiful australorp pullet.

 

[JubileeFarmer]

The comb and wattles are a better indicator than the tail. Definitely a pullet.

 

[Jray217]

It's a pullet. Was it bought from a hatchery or private breeder?

I bought her from a local feed store. I have had really good experiences with them, but they have been known to mislabel chicks from time to time.

 

[Jray217]

The comb and wattles are a better indicator than the tail. Definitely a pullet.

Thank you!!!

 

[TheChickenGirl16]

pullet!
What a beauty!! Austrilorp for sure… but I’ve never quite seen anything like her coloring, before!

 

[AinaWGSD]

Definitely a pullet, no way a cockerel would have such a small, pale comb at that age! O don't see anything about the tail end that would make me think maybe male.

As to breed, australorp is probably accurate. Blue is a highly variable color, ranging from nearly indistinguishable from black to such a pale grey it could be mistaken for white in the right lighting. Splash (the color you get when a bird has two copies of the blue gene) is just as varied. I'd say this bird is an unusually dark splash. Very pretty!