What do you guys think of this 11.5 week old vlack australorp?

[TheOddOneOut]

Do you guys think this is a boy or girl? Our neighbors think it's a girl, but seems like a boy to me. It crows (only) in the morning (but stops after I feed them), but I read and heard several people say some black australorp pullets crow.

BA pullets DON’T crow. Pullets never crow. Hens occasionally crow. But never pullets.

 

[Sally PB]

They are stunning birds

I agree. I love how they shimmer in the sunlight. Might name my next one Opal, as in a black opal.

 

[TheOddOneOut]

What do you guys think of this other one? This one I am really not sure about because it doesn't have the same saddle or tail feathers as the first one, but has a bigger comb and waddles than some of our other BAs.

I circled the only girl in the pic.

 

[Phililorp]

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I circled the only girl in the pic.

What about the one on the very right where you can't see its head?? Are you unsure because you can't see the head or does it look like a boy because of the feathers? This is some crappy straight run luck

 

[TheOddOneOut]

What about the one on the very right where you can't see its head?? Are you unsure because you can't see the head or does it look like a boy because of the feathers? This is some crappy straight run luck

Feathers.
I'm so sorry.
Do you have just the five?
Honestly I love BA, but the fam says no to more birds.

 

[Phililorp]

Feathers.
I'm so sorry.
Do you have just the five?
Honestly I love BA, but the fam says no to more birds.

We had 6 total this morning, but I just gave away the 2 I posted pics of so now we are down to 4. Just 3 hens would maybe be enough for our eggs, but 2 is too few. We originally had a straight run of 12, but only 9 made it this far and we've already given away 3 cockerels before today.

 

[TheOddOneOut]

We had 6 total this morning, but I just gave away the 2 I posted pics of so now we are down to 4. Just 3 hens would maybe be enough for our eggs, but 2 is too few. We originally had a straight run of 12, but only 9 made it this far and we've already given away 3 cockerels before today.

Can I see the last bird?

 

[Phililorp]

Can I see the last bird?

Sure I will take pics of the remaining four right now and post them in a few minutes

 

[Phililorp]

Here they are! I'm hoping only 1 of them is a boy. The one that I think is a boy is actually a hybrid black australorp and rhode island red. The rest are pure black australorps.

 

[TheOddOneOut]

The one in the fourth pic is male.