Should all be Girls but is this a Boy??

[crazy chook]

I purchased 10 Australorp x newhampshire chicks from a hatchery, they are all suppose to be girls. This one stands out as being a rooster to me though? any thoughts?

Its comb is just so much brighter red than all the others, they are all light brownish pink. They are just on 6 weeks old

 

[paddock36]

Looks like a roo to me too.

 

[Sequin]

are the feathers at the nape of the neck rounded or pointed? Looks like a pullet to me. But I could be wrong. My austalorps gave me a heck of a time wondering if they were roosters or not.

 

[ve]

Boy-100%

 

[lemurchaser]

If that cross breeding makes a sex-link, then odds are that it is a girl, just with early comb development. If not, then I say roo.

 

[Happy Chooks]

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[Year of the Rooster]

That is a boy. A black bird crossed with a Red (or Red Columbian technically) doesn't produce a sex-link.

 

[crazy chook]

No sex link. I spoke to the hatchery, They think she might be a he too so I can take it back and swap him for a her in a few weeks.
Thanks everyone for your imput!

 

[Mandalina]

pretty roo.

I got a RIR pullet one time....he is now my main rooster LOL