Thought it was a cockerel, but...

[DontesChicks]

At eight weeks, I’m still confused about the gender of these chicks. We thought the brown one (Cornelius) was a cockerel, but haven’t heard any crowing, and it seems like it’s saddle feathers are rounded.
The black one, Chick Norris, still has a small comb, very small wattles, and still mostly chirps. The bottoms of its feet are black, it’s feathers are getting a bluish-turquoise cast, and I’m assuming it’s just a smaller breed of chicken.
It’s probably wishful thinking to have two hens, and I sit and stare at their feathers, lol, like that’s going to convince them to be pullets.
What do you think??

 

[Ol Grey Mare]

That's a cockerel. Male saddle and hackle feathers emerge around 14 weeks during a juvenile molt, prior to that the feathers are not gender differentiating. Crowing cam come anywhere from 2 -20+ weeks.
Black is a pullet....that sheen is found in both sexes of black plumage birds

 

[DontesChicks]

I’m finding lots more black feathers lately. Could the black chick be starting the juvenile molt? I don’t see bald places anywhere and I’ve not seen Cornelius pecking at it.
Are you basing the cockerel definition because of the comb?
Thanks for your help!

 

[Icantraisechickenshelp]

At eight weeks, I’m still confused about the gender of these chicks. We thought the brown one (Cornelius) was a cockerel, but haven’t heard any crowing, and it seems like it’s saddle feathers are rounded.
The black one, Chick Norris, still has a small comb, very small wattles, and still mostly chirps. The bottoms of its feet are black, it’s feathers are getting a bluish-turquoise cast, and I’m assuming it’s just a smaller breed of chicken.
It’s probably wishful thinking to have two hens, and I sit and stare at their feathers, lol, like that’s going to convince them to be pullets.
What do you think??

I'm sorry to ask a question that has nothing to do with your question, but I'm getting excited because the black chicken looks exactly like one of my chickens! What breed is it? I have to know!!!

Sorry. I think Cornelius is a boy. 8 weeks and growing... Um... What's it called again? Sorry, I'm not a chicken master... The thing under their neck thing... Okay whatever.

 

[DontesChicks]

I'm sorry to ask a question that has nothing to do with your question, but I'm getting excited because the black chicken looks exactly like one of my chickens! What breed is it? I have to know!!!

Sorry. I think Cornelius is a boy. 8 weeks and growing... Um... What's it called again? Sorry, I'm not a chicken master... The thing under their neck thing... Okay whatever.

I’m sorry I can’t help you with the breed. I don’t know; the chicks were my grandsons science project and he brought them home the day they hatched. No idea what the breed is.
My first time with chickens too, so I suggest you post a picture in the ‘what breed’ forum and see what they say. BYC people are very helpful. I have learned that those are wattles.

 

[Mel281]

Could be a black Australorp. That’s a common black chicken.

 

[Frazzemrat1]

She's either a black austrolorp or a black jersey giant. If the foot bottoms are pinkish gray, she's an aussie. Yellow is a BJG.

 

[homeschoolin momma]

Looks like a Rir cockerel based on comb and wattles for age. Saddle feathers will emerge around 12-14 weeks and will be pointy. Other appeats to be a female black orp or australorp, or jersey giant. Either one of those breeds will lay nice big eggs for you.