Pullets or cockrels - Australorp

[kerlau]

New to chickens and were told we were buying 5 Australorp pullets, born in July, from someone on a local backyard chicken board. Now not sure if pullets or Cockrels. All 5 look pretty similar, but if photos of each individually are necessary, please let me know.

 

[Tookie]

I believe they're all pullets.

 

[kerlau]

New to chickens and were told we were buying 5 Australorp pullets, born in July, from someone on a local backyard chicken board. Now not sure if pullets or Cockrels. All 5 look pretty similar, but if photos of each individually are necessary, please let me know. View attachment 3376350

 

[Tookie]

Those ones are all pullets.

 

[kerlau]

I believe they're all pullets.

Thank you for the response! That's excellent news!!

 

[Tookie]

Thank you for the response! That's excellent news!!

My pleasure.

 

[Sussex19]

I agree all look like pullets!

 

[kerlau]

I agree all look like pullets!

Yeah! Thank you!! We had a rooster that we reintroduced today, and each of the 5 challenged him, so we were thinking maybe they were Cockrels. Glad to say that they all settled in shortly, and appear to be doing fine. So happy to hear y’all think they’re pullets!

 

[3KillerBs]

Pullets.

There are 2 13-week Australorp cockerels in this photo.

You can see the saddle feathers coming in on both of them and the big comb on the one who has his head up (ignore the Cochin hen, she's a gentle soul who hangs out with the chicks even though she's never been broody).

 

[kerlau]

Pullets.

There are 2 13-week Australorp cockerels in this photo.
View attachment 3376407

You can see the saddle feathers coming in on both of them and the big comb on the one who has his head up (ignore the Cochin hen, she's a gentle soul who hangs out with the chicks even though she's never been broody).

Excellent! Thank you so much for the reference photo - this really helps. Ours should start laying soon, then? We were told they were born in July, so almost 6 months?