What is this? Help me out.

[Darius123]

Hi, welcome to BYC, that is a cockerel, you can see that a bit by his shape, tall with a big chest (that it's not a 100% indicator) and by his saddle feathers, the long feathers that are dropping down right before the tail.

 

[Painted Calls]

Ah, cool. I can see it now. Thank you so much!

You're most welcome!

 

[ColtHandorf]

A handsome boy. Unless you can't have males due to restrictions where you live, he should make a nice rooster for your flock.

 

[Aunt Angus]

Australorps are great birds, and that's a very good looking cockerel. I agree with @ColtHandorf. He's a keeper if his temperament matches his looks.

 

[Offshoreorca]

Definitely a cockerel! welcome to BYC!

 

[3KillerBs]

Definitely male.

If the soles of his feet are white rather than yellow then he's an Australop (if yellow, a Jersey Giant).

No guarantees, but my Australorp boys have been laid-back gentlemen so far. I can turn my back on the one in my avatar without worry.

 

[infinitepizza]

Definitely male.

If the soles of his feet are white rather than yellow then he's an Australop (if yellow, a Jersey Giant).

No guarantees, but my Australorp boys have been laid-back gentlemen so far. I can turn my back on the one in my avatar without worry.

Thanks for the info. Before I started this thread and learned for certain that this bird was male, I wondered if it was a female Jersey Giant sent to me by mistake--"she" was SO much bigger than the other Australorp girls. I'll have to check his feet later today, but I'm pretty sure they're white.

 

[infinitepizza]

Definitely a cockerel! welcome to BYC!

Thank you!!

 

[infinitepizza]

Australorps are great birds, and that's a very good looking cockerel. I agree with @ColtHandorf. He's a keeper if his temperament matches his looks.

So far he's been really good--but he has started to approach me more and stare at me. Being new to cockerels/roosters, I'm not entirely sure if this is a good thing or a bad thing.

 

[infinitepizza]

A handsome boy. Unless you can't have males due to restrictions where you live, he should make a nice rooster for your flock.

Thanks. We do think he's a looker. Hope his temperament remains easy going.