11 week old blue laced red Wyandottes; are they both Roos?

Jadedchickenlady

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I’m thinking these are two cockerels. But they have such little combs can someone help me decide?
 

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I don't see any male saddles or the male-specific wing patches.

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Wyandottes are notoriously tricky to sex.

Keep an eye out for the male saddles -- you can part the feathers right in front of the tail to see if anything pointy is coming in.

See the saddles and hackles on this 11-week Blue Australorp (he's an early bloomer)?

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I'm not seeing anything that screams male on them. Usually males at this age would start to show some textbook feather coloration indicators like patches in the shoulders, but 3KillerBs is correct, Wyandottes can be quite tricky to sex. Keep an eye on them if you're worried, but I think you have two pullets.
 

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