Roosters or hens?

Klway29

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New chicken owner here and we’ve had 4 chickens we thought were hens for about a month now. I’m guessing they are around 4-5 months old so not quite laying yet. Went out this morning to let them out and heard crowing for the first time. Trying to figure out which one is the rooster.
 

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Personally, it's hard to see any overly roo signs in either of these in the photos, but I'm on a small mobile phone at the moment. If the black is an Australorpe, many of my Aussie ladies have had large combs & wattles, and that tail looks like a pullet tail. Are you sure it's one of these?

IMO easiest way to tell at this age (besides seeing one crow) is to check their hackle and saddle feathers. They should be filling in at this point and will be spiky and pointed on the ends vs rounded like a pullet.

This graphic may help.
 

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Thanks for the feedback. These are my other 2 and I feel like they are hens.
 

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