12 week old Polish Cochin mixes-Gender

[ambe0487]

These two are 12 weeks old and no crowing yet. There is one smooth and one frizzled. No major comb or wattles on either. Thoughts? Thanks!

 

[Crazy for Chickens!]

They look like pullets.

 

[chuckachucka]

I'm saying pullets for both although the smooth feathered bird has very vague roo vibes (the longer top tail feathers, the seemingly pointy hackle feathers, the spiky crest).

 

[MillersFarm]

Both seem to be pullets to me.. I'm not seeing any signs of cockerel here.

 

[ambe0487]

@chuckachucka I have been goig back and forth with that one too! It doesn’t seem to have an all over pattern but I can’t tell if the other one does with the frizzle.

Neither one of them really have anything for a comb.
Their top poofs are both unique as well. Guess I’m be. Waiting on that one till an egg or a crow!

 

[chuckachucka]

@chuckachucka I have been goig back and forth with that one too! It doesn’t seem to have an all over pattern but I can’t tell if the other one does with the frizzle.

Neither one of them really have anything for a comb.
Their top poofs are both unique as well. Guess I’m be. Waiting on that one till an egg or a crow!

Well I hear stories all the time about late developing cockerels but every time I've had a chick I'm not sure about for aaaaages, it turns out to be a girl. The boys have always shown themselves very early. At 12 weeks old, the smooth one would have to be a very late bloomer to be a boy. You should know for sure within the next four weeks or so but I'm betting they are both pullets.

 

[ambe0487]

Thanks everyone!
@chuckachucka Mine have always been earlier developers as well even if I had over looked certain cockerel traits in hope it was a pullet. Fingers crossed they stay pullets over the next few weeks!