7 week old Black Australorp- Roo/Pullet? 14 weeks old now on post #9

[GardeNerd]

Between my neighbor and I we have 2 Black Australorps we are unsure of the gender on. They are about seven weeks old; they will be 8 weeks on the 23rd of April. I have a Black Australorp 2 weeks older than these two with not much comb or waddle development yet, but she was a runt of her bunch. Both of these two are showing some pink waddles and pink on the base of the combs, but yellow around the tips. One has a longer tail. Any help guessing gender? They were part of a shipment of pullets, but we are starting to think they aren't part of the 90% accurate.
3 pictures of chick # 1

She/he was very upset about being on here, she doesn't always stand like this. Other than the waddles, she looks just like and acts like my older Australorp.

Chick #2 - 3 pictures

 

[georgialee]

A total newbie here, but I do think they're pullets. If you look here: http://www.feathersite.com/Poultry/CGA/Lorps/BRKLorps.html you can see that pullets still have combs and wattles. I think if they were roos their combs would be larger and bright red by now.

 

[Chicken Woman]

This is what my roo looked like at 7 weeks

See how red his comb is ?

 

[artsyrobin]

here are pics of my roo and pullet

pullet:

roo:

 

[Mandalina]

#1 is a pullet and #2 is a roo
they are lovely birds!

 

[GardeNerd]

With Australorps, do the waddles often develop this young? I know they have them eventually, but I was worried since my 9 week old Black Australorp doesn't have much yet, and they are flesh colored, not pink.

I have a leghorn Hybrid (Hyline W 36) and a Buff Orpington that are 10 weeks old and have yet to have any waddles, let alone pink waddles. Sorry, I am a real newbie to the gender development of chickens.

 

[GardeNerd]

byrdluv and chicken women,

Thank you for taking the time to post those pics. It is comforting to see the difference and to see pictures of black australorps cockerels.

 

[Chicken Woman]

My baby girls had yellow wattles and comb. The roos started turning red at about 6 weeks.

 

[GardeNerd]

Update: 14 weeks in new pictures. Any opinions on gender?, especially on #2! We are currently thinking they are both pullets, but the verdict is still out. I guess we are waiting for a crow or an egg.

#1 (turned out it is a Jersey Giant/ not an australorp) - 14 weeks old

#2 - 14 weeks old

Thanks!
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Edited to update and add more pictures. Definately pullets. What a relief! The Australorp started laying at 23 weeks and the Jersey Giant at 26 weeks.

#1 The Black Jersey Giant is in the back on the right behind my white Hyline at 17 weeks.

#2

She is on the far right

 

[Vickilynn45]

Look at them all- they are so pretty!! Glad it all turned out alright!