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The pullets look much less "mature" than this guy. Here are some 8-wk.-old pullets:
A mix of pullets and cockerels at that same age:
And a pullet at 12 weeks:
And the combs and wattles--mine are hatchery birds, so I don't know how others might be different, but with mine, out of a dozen cockerels, no two were exactly alike as far as the rate of maturity, growth of combs, deepness of color, etc. Some were paler, but they were all darkening gradually. I only have one other boy besides this one since the fox attack, and his comb is smaller. It's about the same color, though.
I don't know if the redness has anything to do with testosterone level, or growth rate, or nutrition, or what! If it helps, none of these pictures has been color enhanced in any way.
