Barred Rock gender Pullets hopefully

[C Siena]

We purchased these from RK, they are 10 wks. One of them was from the BSL bin. I'm hoping both are pullets (I don't want a 3rd male). I'm trying to take a better profile pic of each. Both have gray wash on the yellow legs. One has a larger more orange comb and a little more wattle. I understand the pictures need to be better but they are what I could find on my computer. The body pics are to chose color/barring.

 

[redinator]

We purchased these from RK, they are 10 wks. One of them was from the BSL bin. I'm hoping both are pullets (I don't want a 3rd male). I'm trying to take a better profile pic of each. Both have gray wash on the yellow legs. One has a larger more orange comb and a little more wattle. I understand the pictures need to be better but they are what I could find on my computer. The body pics are to chose color/barring.
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Squat/sit down at their level and they'll come over to check out the phone lens, lol

 

[C Siena]

One more of each. The 3rd is our 1 yr hen.

 

[C Siena]

Squat/sit down at their level and they'll come over to check out the phone lens, lol

They are more interested in my hands, all the time, from feeding them. lol. I'll go out in a little while to try again from the couple I just added.

 

[redinator]

They are more interested in my hands, all the time, from feeding them. lol. I'll go out in a little while to try again from the couple I just added.

I had to stop hand feeding mine because they would poke at my hands when I'd try to handle them.

 

[redinator]

This one (by your foot) looks male to me with the large/dark comb

This one (by your foot) looks female to me with the smaller/pale comb

I'm still new to chickens myself so I could be wrong.

 

[C Siena]

I thought maybe a cockerel but the comb is still orange, yes bright orange but not red.
Also, I was unsure if a cockerel would have more white at 10 weeks. I think it is called double barring. I am new as are you, so I won't count "her" out for a few weeks.

This link to another post shows a 7 week old and it's comb is red and it's a cockerel.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/pullet-or-cockerel.1663467/

 

[C Siena]

@speckledhen your thoughts on these two? I understand that you are busy and may not be able to respond but thank you for all your information on this site.

 

[JedJackson]

If they are pure barred rocks and not mixes, then I think both are females due to darker over all color of the plumage. But that comb is mighty big on one of them. I would watch that one closely over the next few weeks.

 

[C Siena]

If they are pure barred rocks and not mixes, then I think both are females due to darker over all color of the plumage. But that comb is mighty big on one of them. I would watch that one closely over the next few weeks.

Thank you. I have been watching "her" closely and taking pics, not all clear but I can see color/barring and size.