roos or not? help before I eat them!

[JodyJo]

So I have 9 chickens, they were all supposed to be pullets, they are not...question one, do pullets crow?

I have most of them crowing, and was told that sometimes hens will crow also. Here are a couple of pictures, are these roos or pullets, these are the ones I thought were pullets, but they crow! They are also really tall, inches taller than the other Aust.

Help...before I get rid of them, I need to know.

and are these BR all roos, they all look like this one, I have 4 of these and 5 of the Australorps

 

[Cowgirl71]

All of your pictures I'm 100% sure are roosters.

Yes, pullets can crow, but it's VERY rare.

 

[Judy]

They all look like pullets to me.

Better pics of the hacke/saddle area and an age would help.

 

[ninjascrub69]

Looks like they're all roos. What breed is the first one? he looks interesting.
ETA- sorry i went back and read the whole post, and you already named the breed.

 

[JodyJo]

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the first one is an Australorp, I have 5, I thought 2 were pullets, but now I am beginning to wonder.

 

[JodyJo]

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I will try to get better pics of that area, they are about 5 months old now. Another poster said they all look like roos, I know for certain the BR are...just wondering about the others.

 

[dianneS]

Looks like some pointed hackle feathers on that last one. The rest its hard to see the saddle and hackle feathers, but the tail feathers seem long for a pullet. I would guess they are all roos.

 

[MrsPinkKitty]

looks like young roos to me.

 

[Cowgirl71]

With the two Australorps I see big legs and feet, roostery tail feathers, shiny feathering on their back and wings, a fierce look to their eyes, etc. I'm sure they're roosters.

The BRs are no question both roosters.

 

[Pinky]

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I see all roosters.