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Don't look at the comb and wattles. Many breeds don't have big ones, many shouldn't.
Look at the color, THEN comb and wattles. The first one has obvious boy color (girls can't have red shoulders on a black, blue, or splash bird) the second one sort of looks it too but there's no actual red there, and the comb/wattles are indeed small and dark. So the question relies on the back. I always look closely at the back, just between the wings of boys/girls this age.
A male will have very small, triangular, shiny feathers coming out. In a bird this color, they'll likely be red too.
Well the little one definitely has red too but also has no little triangular feathers coming in either. I look constantly. There is downy type feathers but no skinny ones and they are grayish not red.
I will try and get one of the kids to hold them today and get some pictures.
Don't look at the comb and wattles. Many breeds don't have big ones, many shouldn't.
Look at the color, THEN comb and wattles. The first one has obvious boy color (girls can't have red shoulders on a black, blue, or splash bird) the second one sort of looks it too but there's no actual red there, and the comb/wattles are indeed small and dark. So the question relies on the back. I always look closely at the back, just between the wings of boys/girls this age.
A male will have very small, triangular, shiny feathers coming out. In a bird this color, they'll likely be red too.
Well the little one definitely has red too but also has no little triangular feathers coming in either. I look constantly. There is downy type feathers but no skinny ones and they are grayish not red.
I will try and get one of the kids to hold them today and get some pictures.
