Pullet or Cockerel!

[Hazzad]

This is our purebred Australorp! The sibling unfortuantly started crowing four weeks ago, and was obviously a cockerel from the start with a red comb and wattles, so we unfortunately had to rehome him.

The verdict is still out on this one! Pullet or Cockerel?

12 weeks old,
No crowing.
What are your thoughts?

Thanks

 

[rebrascora]

Pullet.

 

[AussieJen]

Can you please add a.photo showing the saddle/hackle feathers - should be growing in around this age and if they are fine/pointed you have a cockerel, and if rounded a pullet.

 

[Brahmachicken240]

Pullet

 

[Keeperofmunchkins]

That is one lovely little lady.

 

[Keeperofmunchkins]

Sometimes pullets can throw you off by getting red faces early but the size of the comb and wattles is the giveaway, rather than the colour by 12 weeks.

 

[Hazzad]

Thanks for confirming my suspicions guys!

Unfortunately I don’t have any photos of her back (she’s pretty quick) but the feathers coming through where you would expect saddle feathers to appear are all rounded and not pointy.

 

[Alexandra33]

Pretty pullet.

~Alex

 

[DobieLover]

Thanks for confirming my suspicions guys!

Unfortunately I don’t have any photos of her back (she’s pretty quick) but the feathers coming through where you would expect saddle feathers to appear are all rounded and not pointy.

You've got yourself a lovely little lady there.
Australorps develop glorious pantaloons and have those beautiful dark eyes. Mine lays quite well and her egg is more pink than brown but a little small compared to the other girls.

 

[Chick-N-Fun]

Gorgeous gal!