Pullet or cockerels?

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Now I would believe 2 is female. I said last time that I might be seeing the start of pointy saddle feathers now I'm leaning towards pullet. Black on black is kind of hard to tell apart. I still believe the other three are cockerels. Having the males will be a problem if she is a pullet, they will be over breeding her as soon as they become sexually active.
 
Thejperez said:
Now I would believe 2 is female. I said last time that I might be seeing the start of pointy saddle feathers now I'm leaning towards pullet. Black on black is kind of hard to tell apart. I still believe the other three are cockerels. Having the males will be a problem if she is a pullet, they will be over breeding her as soon as they become sexually active.
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Thank you, I also believe the other 3 are males. The barnevelders have already started to fight. Here are some attached images of the chickens feathers close up.
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Cyprus said:
One thing that I don't believe the other American users are considering are that you live in Australia.
Australorps come from Australia. The AU strain is not the same as the US strain. The US birds have even been outcrossed some in the US. Especially hatchery strains.
I believe that the AU Australorps don't mature in the same way as most US Australorps. And with her being 11wks old and it being summer, I would expect a redder comb on the female.
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Thank you for your reply! Yes, thank you for pointing that out to the American users. It also very hot currently here in Australia.
 
Sorry for the late comment. All are roosters except maybe the australorp. It's not uncommon for australorp pullets to have slightly red or bigger combs early. If you part the back feathers on the australorp, a male should have the shiny juvenile rooster feathers just starting to sprout underneath the feathers already there. A female won't have the shiny ones growing in on the back
 
Thejperez said:
Now I would believe 2 is female. I said last time that I might be seeing the start of pointy saddle feathers now I'm leaning towards pullet. Black on black is kind of hard to tell apart. I still believe the other three are cockerels. Having the males will be a problem if she is a pullet, they will be over breeding her as soon as they become sexually active.
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Today they have all attempted to breed her and she is very stressed out about it. I have separated her anr desperately trying to find the boys a home.
 
Sagey_7878 said:
I found the 3 boys a home! They’re going to their new home tomorrow? If they were trying to get on top of the Australorp, doesn’t that mean she’s a pullet? I may need to make a new thread just to sex her, I think she’s a pullet.
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I think you'll get mixed responses if you make a thread for her. Australorp pullets trick a lot of people
 

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