3w old EE with a pink comb - any chance of a pullet still?

[cityeggs]

I have 2 easter egger chicks from our local small feed store (from the Belt Hatchery in CA), told they all had the same hatch date.

The lighter gray (1) started out much smaller, and was a good week behind in feathering out but has mostly caught up in size and almost caught up in feathering. Because of the initial size/feathering difference I started worrying the darker gray (2) was a cockerel, but then was having a little more hope for 2 pullets as they got closer. Then #2's comb started looking pink already, probably before 3w, and has got me worried again - is there any chance still that #2 is a pullet?? Is that just one of the variations of beak/comb coloring and not an indication of sex at this age? So far, foot and leg size look about the same. I do remember last year's EE cockerel had massive feet and thick legs in comparison to the other chicks we had (of different breeds), but I don't remember when it became glaringly obvious.

I know, it's early so I don't expect definitive - just wondering if there's still some hope that Cuddle Bug will get to keep her hatchmate beyond just initial integration with the hens.

 

[TheOddOneOut]

Don't think so

 

[Painted Calls]

Honestly it's much too young to be certain. Post updated pics at 6 weeks.

 

[FattySmough]

I'm suspicious of its gender, but it's hard to know for sure. My Easter Egger cockerel wasn't obviously male until about 6-8 weeks. Update us when your bird reaches that age.

 

[cityeggs]

Thank you for your responses! I will definitely update with photos in a few weeks - you all helped me out last time around then with last fall's cockerel when I was suspicious and a newbie!

I'm so kicking myself for not getting 3 chicks this time - I'll remember that for next time! If it is a cockerel, I definitely need to bring a buddy to help me pick out chicks - that would mean I'm 2/5 out of the already-sexed bin !

 

[cityeggs]

UPDATE: Coming back with some 6w pictures.

Both chicks are the same size; stance, feathering and personality are different - but...there are only 2 of them, so I'm finding it hard to tell what could be attributable to sex and what's just 2 different chicks. Last year's cockerel had almost exactly the same coloring as #2, so I'm having a hard time not thinking of this one as a cockerel as well. But last year's was much bigger than the other chicks at this stage - legs were twice as thick and feet were much bigger too (but I had no other EE's last year for a side by side comparison). Combs now both look like they have more color than I remember last year's pullets having, and both have reddish showing at the edges of their mouths - the beginning of wattles? Though, #1's comb is much narrower and looks more delicate to me.

I feel like none of these photos are all that great - I took so many and they're just so fast that most of them are terrible! I will try again if it's too hard to tell from these.

I forgot to mark the photos - but the one with the dark gray head and mostly white body is #2 (suspected cockerel), light gray is #1 from previous pictures. They both got bitten on the face by one of the hens (integration is not going smoothly - they're back to only look don't touch for the time being), so there's a scab visible on the end of the comb/nose.

 

[Painted Calls]

Both are cockerels.

 

[Folly's place]

I'm certain that the bird with the dark head is a cockerel, and maybe the other one/ not sure there. Hope for a pullet...
Mary

 

[Painted Calls]

Other one has male specific red over the wing bows.

 

[Folly's place]

Is the red shoulder ALWAYS male specific in EEs?
Mary