Black Australorps - too soon to determine sex?

[yerawizard_Kristen]

Hi all. I've been dreading making this post because I'll be heartbroken if I have to re-home either of my babies. We've been questioning if we ended up with a Black Australorp cockerel. I can't make sense of the feather differences between cockerels and pullets, so please let me know if you see any telltale signs on our girls. The are 7 weeks right now.

Chick #1 - Bijou

Chick #2 - Puffy

Both together (Puffy has more white)

 

[23kthistlethwaite]

They look like pullets!

 

[Quaicken108]

7 weeks you say? Nothing stand out to be cockerel so far. Keep us updated as they grow because you never know if you have a late developer!

 

[yerawizard_Kristen]

7 weeks you say? Nothing stand out to be cockerel so far. Keep us updated as they grow because you never know if you have a late developer!

I will for sure post updates

 

[21hens-incharge]

The saddle feathers don't come in til they are 14+ weeks old. The combs on males come in much sooner.

To me it looks like 2 pullets.

 

[yerawizard_Kristen]

The saddle feathers don't come in til they are 14+ weeks old. The combs on males come in much sooner.

To me it looks like 2 pullets.

Ok that's good to know so I can stop obsessing over their feathers for now.

 

[yerawizard_Kristen]

12-week update (pullets?):
Bijou-

Puffy-

 

[FeatherTay]

Both pretty pullets!

 

[cherrynberry]

12-week update (pullets?):
Bijou-
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Puffy-
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Two pullets!

 

[Rhodebar Lover]

Yep, both pullets!