8 week BYM chicks

[Little Tala Bug]

Hi all, I've got some 8 week old backyard mix chicks. Some of them are very obviously male or female, but a couple are tripping me up. They have 2 different dads so their combs and feathering have been coming in at slightly different rates.

Mystery chick 1, Ginger:




Mystery chick 2, Flancesca


If it helps, I can post pictures of their more obvious siblings as well. Some of the boys have sizeable, red combs and wattles already, while the girls have basically no comb and if they do its all yellow.

Ginger and Flancesca are tripping me up because they have much bigger combs than their sisters and much smaller combs than their brothers, with very pale pink colouring.

 

[fluffycrow]

I'm going with pullets for now

 

[Sussex19]

Look like pullets at this point

 

[JedJackson]

I think Flancesca has to be a cockerel with that amount of comb at 8 weeks. Ginger is questionable but I think pullet.

 

[fluffycrow]

I think Flancesca has to be a cockerel with that amount of comb at 8 weeks. Ginger is questionable but I think pullet.

To be honest I'm more concerned about color than I am size. And Flancesca isn't showing much color

 

[ChickChick2121]

Wow are they gorgeous!!! I think they're pullets. They have that sweet look about them. In addition to not having larger redder combs. Anyone else have the sense by their look? To me pullets have a demeanor about their face that's just softer to me. Lol

 

[Sussex19]

Wow are they gorgeous!!! I think they're pullets. They have that sweet look about them. In addition to not having larger redder combs. Anyone else have the sense by their look? To me pullets have a demeanor about their face that's just softer to me. Lol

Yes.....but I have found it only works reliably about 65% of the time.
Some pullets are masculine, while some cockerels are quite girlish looking!

 

[Little Tala Bug]

Thank you everyone! I've been leaning towards pullets but questioning Flancesca in particular so this whole thread echoes my sentiments very closely.

They technically aren't even 8 weeks until Wednesday so have a fairly long road ahead until I know for absolute certain. I'll update again in a couple weeks time.

Cheers again to all who came to play pullet roo-lette!