Brahma at 7 weeks....am in a gal or guy?

Montana-Hens

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This is the last of my great unknowns. This he/she was bought as a sexed pullet. She/he is now 7 weeks old.

I know that Brahma's develop slower but am looking for you experts to shed some light on this girl....or boy

Here is her face...
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Here is a close up of her comb.
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Here are two body shots....

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So what are all your thoughts on this one. Thanks for looking and your input.
 
i have two light brahmas. I'm pretty sure one is a roo and one is a hen.
yours looks more like a hen to me. my roo has a bigger comb with more red and he is only 6 weeks old. he also has wattles.
 
Just a guess, but our light and dark brahmas had much lighter smaller combs at 7 weeks and they all turned out to be pullets. No roos, so I can't say for sure.... but what a beautiful bird!!!!
 
Looks like my buff brahma pullets, who are 8 weeks old. For some reason, my buff pullets have developed darker combs than the lights or darks; yet they are pullets.
 
Thanks for all your input on the Dolly Brahma's sex. This is my first time with chickens and all the red/pink scared me. I am thinking male. This one is my only Bahma and so have nothing to compare it with.

When I look close it looks like she has a little yellow pea comb, but I keep on looking at the pink/red and say he....or she.
 
Based on the fact that there are no wattles forming at this age, I'd say it's a pullet.
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But I've been wrong before!
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Montana-Hens, since you mentioned that you do not have any other brahmas to compare yours to I thought I'd post a few pics of mine to help you out.
The first pic was taken at exactly 8 weeks old, the rest were taken today and they are almost 9 weeks now. Note: It is not the same chick in each pic. Hope this helps you in some way.
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