10 week old Aussie Araucana genders?

Nats Chickens · Feb 18, 2020

I have two ten week old Heritage Araucana chicks!
I put up a thread when I got them at eight weeks, and it was concluded Chilli was probably a girl and Ash was unsure. Any new ideas? I still think Chilli is a pullet, but I am lost about Ashley!
Here are some pictures

Ashley

Ash's saddle feathers are pretty flowing, it's hard to tell from the pictures.
Chilli

I am fairly certain Chilli is a pullet, but Ashley stumps me. Whenever they get swooped by something - like Minor or Peewee - Chilli always hides or croutches, and Ash jumps up and tries to catch the bird and attack it, "she" has never caught one, but after it flies off she patrols a bit with her chest puffed up, strutting, then, when she has made sure the coast is clear, Chilli comes out or gets out of her defensive position, and they both go back to foraging - so cute!

But does anyone have any thoughts on their gender?
All the best,
Natalie.

AusHen · Feb 18, 2020

Ashley is a cockerel. three rows and colour already are strong indications. Chilli had a nice pale single row that you want to see in pullets until they are close to lay

Nats Chickens · Feb 18, 2020

AusHen said:
Ashley is a cockerel. three rows and colour already are strong indications. Chilli had a nice pale single row that you want to see in pullets until they are close to lay

Okay.

chrissynemetz · Feb 18, 2020

I'm not sure either way. :confused:

Could you post more pictures in a few weeks?

Nats Chickens · Feb 18, 2020

Yeah, I’ll do it every fortnight till their 16 or 18 weeks, I should hope to tell by then lol.

Frazzemrat1 · Feb 19, 2020

Looks like pullets to me. Even though Ash's comb is darker, its still by no means the size or color of a 10 week old cockerel. My gold duckwing cockerel as an example. Unfortunately he was taken from us a couple of weeks after this pic, but you can clearly see he's a cockerel. He's 9 weeks old in this pic.