junebuggena
Crowing
Neither one has a three row comb. A rooster will always develop a three row comb. Therefore, they are girls.
Boy comb.
Girl comb.
Boy comb.
Girl comb.
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I think you need to wait a bit longer for the first one. I agree with junebuggena about the combs, but some combs will develop more slowly than others, and some EEs will have modified pea combs due to mixing breeds, so they can surprise you. The first one also has a lot of white on the wings and thick looking legs, however there's no cockerel red on the wings. I would like to see a pic when this bird is 8+ wks old. My initial thought was cockerel, but now I'm on the fence.
Because I'm learning, I took another couple of pics of them...now at nine weeks. I also took a body shot of the dark grey in case feather pattern will help make things clearer. I realized that while their combs are pink, their combs are still very flat and underdeveloped compared to other pics I've seen, so maybe there ARE pullets. I really hope so. It's a good thing I didn't sell them or give them away quite yet!Pea combs are really easy to tell girls from boys. A cockerel pea comb will always develop 3 rows of 'peas'. Always. A pullet might have a slightly pink comb, but if she only has a single 'ridge,' there is no doubt it's a girl.
Because I'm learning, I took another couple of pics of them...now at nine weeks. I also took a body shot of the dark grey in case feather pattern will help make things clearer. I realized that while their combs are pink, their combs are still very flat and underdeveloped compared to other pics I've seen, so maybe there ARE pullets. I really hope so. It's a good thing I didn't sell them or give them away quite yet!
I think you need to wait a bit longer for the first one. I agree with junebuggena about the combs, but some combs will develop more slowly than others, and some EEs will have modified pea combs due to mixing breeds, so they can surprise you. The first one also has a lot of white on the wings and thick looking legs, however there's no cockerel red on the wings. I would like to see a pic when this bird is 8+ wks old. My initial thought was cockerel, but now I'm on the fence.
The gray one looks more like a pullet both in comb and color pattern. Are there any more of those salmon feathers coming in on the wings? I can see one.