Australorp Roo?

abbycrabby

Chirping
8 Years
Nov 13, 2016
21
6
79
Northern NSW
So I purchased 8 unsexed Australorp chick's. The oldest I was told was around 8 weeks when I got them. That was 4 weeks ago.
I seem to only have one that looks like a pullet. But the oldest one has me wondering. It looks and walks like a hen and clucks luke a hen. But it's developing some pointed feathers so would like some opinions please.
Do I have 7 🐓 pleasera? 😢
 

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I would get that 1 pullet out of there immediately, before the boys hormones hit. She'll never survive.
I think you were taken advantage of. I can tell at 3 weeks who the cockerels are. I once was picking up some young pullets and the owner netted a cockerel and stuck him in the crate. I stopped what I was doing and looked at her and said "why the hell did you crate him?" She knew what she was doing and the look on her face proved it. She thought she'd get away with dumping a few cockerels on me.
 
I would get that 1 pullet out of there immediately, before the boys hormones hit. She'll never survive.
I think you were taken advantage of. I can tell at 3 weeks who the cockerels are. I once was picking up some young pullets and the owner netted a cockerel and stuck him in the crate. I stopped what I was doing and looked at her and said "why the hell did you crate him?" She knew what she was doing and the look on her face proved it. She thought she'd get away with dumping a few cockerels on me.
Thank you for the heads up on the pulket being ambushed. I'm going to take the roosters back to him.
 

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