Barred chicks...boys or girls?

[Bleenie]

Someone is coming to pick up my extra babies tomorrow so I wanted to see what you guys thought of these two barred babies...

boys or girls?
#1:

#2:

 

[Happy Chooks]

If they are pure BR chicks, then they both look like boys.

 

[speckledhen]

Agreed. If pure BRs, both male. It's rare that a pullet will have that much "frosting" on the head and faded down color.

 

[RAREROO]

Edit, Nevermind, after looking at mine again I'd say the first one is a roo too, because of the pattern of the frosting on the head.
Here are some pics of mine so you can compare.

Dayold pullets

Dayold roos

 

[joedie]

Those are boys!

 

[Blue Ribbon Bantams]

once they get barring you can tell them apart the boys will be lighter and girls are pretty dark...........

 

[Bleenie]

Thank you everyone. The lady is on her way to pick the others up so i will go ahead and let her have these 2 also. I am gonna keep a few others to hopefully add some more hens to the flock. Theyre barred EE's

thanks again!

 

[speckledhen]

Only once in all the BR chicks I've had, have I had a pullet that we all pegged for a cockerel. Lexie had a large, splotchy head spot and lighter down color just like a cockerel. So, there are some exceptions to the rule and a small margin for error.

 

[speckledhen]

You know, looking at your pics again, the first one could be a pullet with an extra big head spot and there's no way to be certain till it feathers out more. Below, you'll see why it can be confusing.

Take a look at these pics. First one is Lexie, then in the second picture, Lexie on the left and Ivy on the right, then both at 11 weeks old. You can see how much one of those rule-breaker pullets can mess with your mind! Everything about Lexie said BOY. Well, she's the mother of many boys now. You can see that she even didn't have much dark wash on her leg fronts compared to Ivy, in the last picture.

About 11 weeks old:

 

[M To The Maxx]

Both roos.