Boy or girl??? 7 weeks old

[gringold]

Older younger

I have 4 chicks. Two were bought as pullets and two were hatched. The Delawares were hatched and the smaller is a week younger than the other. The Brahma and the Sex-link are about 4 days older than the bigger Delaware. I bought them at Stockdales. Mom hatched one Delaware and I hatched the other and mom adopted it. All are broody raised. Any way, what do you think about my Delawares, boy or girl?

 

[sassysarah]

I think pullet

 

[itspebbl]

This one could be a cockerel. He/she just has a really red comb and wattles for 7 wks

 

[gringold]

That was my thought too. I hope not.

 

[azygous]

Compare to the other one with a much smaller and lighter colored comb. The comb is a huge give-away. Cockerels' combs begin turning red around five or six weeks. The comb on cockerels is usually more developed at an early age than pullets' combs.

 

[gringold]

Thanks for the reply. I'll watch the other one too since it is a week younger. I was hoping since this one was not significantly bigger than the known girls that maybe it wasn't a cockerel. That seems to be my luck with hatching. I didn't know about the age for the combs turning red.