Blue Wheaten Americana Chicks - What gender?

[MemphisChickens]

I have 3 chicks and I need to know which 1 is the roo. I am caring for 2 of the 3 for a couple who wants a roo and pullet and I need to figure out soon which 2 are theirs and which one is my pullet. Can anyone tell me which chick is the roo and why you think so. I can't end up with the roo so I don't want to make a mistake in my judgement. The chicks are 2.5 weeks old right now, born on leap day and the new owners want the pullet/roo combo asap :/
Any thoughts?
I have listed the chicks as 1 , 2 and 3

Chick 1


Chick 1

Chick 2



Chick 3

 

[howfunkyisurchicken]

Well, I think the new owners need to exercise a little patience. I have no idea which of those chicks is a pullet or a rooster. You didn't provide good pics of their combs (I've been told boys of pea combed breed have 3 rows of peas, which it looks like chick #3 has, I'm not sure how accurate that is though). They could all be roosters, or they could all be pullets or any combination in between. Good luck...

 

[MemphisChickens]

Right. I agree. All 3 have the same comb right now. I read somewhere that you can tell by their coloring but I'm not sure which coloring means roo and which means pullet.

 

[howfunkyisurchicken]

Their coloring would have nothing to do with their sex at this point, since they aren't a sex-linked breed. When they have more adult like feathers, feather pattern can be a good indication of sex (look at pictures of each sex of a few different breeds for a good example of the differences in male and female plumage). Roosters are the flashier sex, but not at such a young age as 2.5 weeks old

 

[ChickenPeep]

I'm really no expert- I'm just throwing out a possibility.
The second one looks a little rooster-ish because of the thick legs and big feet.

 

[PekinBantam]

look, one way to tell if it's a rooster is to check the area where the back ends and the tail starts, roosters will have this oil gland, a thing that looks like a round bump above their butt. Only roosters have it but I think you'll have to wait untill they are 3 weeks old.

 

[MemphisChickens]

Great info! I will check next weekend. Thanks!

 

[zDoc]

you sure have some beautiful birds there.

 

[BlueCamas]

Just wanted to point out that Ameraucanas have slate legs, your chicks all seem to have yellow legs.

 

[howfunkyisurchicken]

look, one way to tell if it's a rooster is to check the area where the back ends and the tail starts, roosters will have this oil gland, a thing that looks like a round bump above their butt. Only roosters have it but I think you'll have to wait untill they are 3 weeks old.

All chickens have an oil gland, both hens and roosters.