EE: Roo or pullet? How old can you tell? (pic heavy)

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I got a couple of new chickens last Sunday. I am 100% sure the one year old is a hen (lays blue eggs), but the other is questionable. The other one is suppost to be a two month old EE pullet. However apon closer examination, its tail feathers are well, long and pointed. The lady that sold it to me has a great reputation for birds and I don't want to sound like a jerk by asking her if she is sure she sold me a pullet. Is it too soon to tell? Now that I think about it, when I first talked to her about the EE she said it was four months, then in another post it was three. When she sold it to me I asked how old it was and she said two. Is there any way to tell for sure how old it is? I can't have any roosters so that is why Im asking. Here are some pics of the questionalble baby:

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If the lady is reputable, trust her, but know she still may make a mistake. You need to get a close up side pic of her. Looks like a girl from what I can tell , but Im no expert. Oh and a lot of chickens you can pretty much tell at 2 months, even earlier.
 
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I think the combs are the best indicators on an EE. The close up of her face shows very little comb, so it's probably a pullet. By 2 or 3 months, you can usually see more comb on a male, and it might even be turning a little red.
 
It looks like a pullet to me, too. Like Jen said, the Easter Eggers can fool you because the hen's hackle feathers sometimes look pointed. By size, I'd guess her to be around 3 months old.
 
So so far It looks like Ginger isn't George? Becuase if Ginger is George we have a problem and will either be free to a good home or skillet-bound. So pretty though...
 

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