Wow what a gorgeous bird! I unfortunately have to go with roo too.
It's comb in the first picture actually appears to be more of a straight comb than pea comb, so the row counting wouldn't work. Also, crash0330 is right, red leakage on the body usually means your EE is a male.
It's too bad he didn't inherit the muff. But who knows, maybe a small one will crop up later on!