Girl or boy? 3 weeks old.

J-Habs

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The first 2 pics are the possible father and mother combinations of the chick in question. Obviously, the rest are of the chick in question. Couple #1 is my Olive Egger and a Red Sexlink. Couple #2 are a Novogen Brown (Red Sexlink) and a mutt who is the daughter of the black rooster in pic #1 and a Barred Olive Egger. At 3 weeks I don't see any red in the comb and waddles, however im not 100% sure its a female. Some of the color leaking through on its back might be a clue to people who are better at this than me. Any suggestions?
 

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Color isn't gonna tell you anything and 3 weeks isn't old enough for a positive answer.
My guess looking at a 3 week old. I'll vote cockerel.
 
There are other cockerals in this hatch that have red waddles and combs. However, my flock is pretty inconsistent as far as these traits go due to so many different breeds and crossbreeds.
 
The first 2 pics are the possible father and mother combinations of the chick in question. Obviously, the rest are of the chick in question. Couple #1 is my Olive Egger and a Red Sexlink. Couple #2 are a Novogen Brown (Red Sexlink) and a mutt who is the daughter of the black rooster in pic #1 and a Barred Olive Egger. At 3 weeks I don't see any red in the comb and waddles, however im not 100% sure its a female. Some of the color leaking through on its back might be a clue to people who are better at this than me. Any suggestions?
I'll take a wild stab and say the black hen is the mother. I'd expect to see some red/brown on the chick if it came from the other pair. I haven't done any breeding yet, though.

Edit: Nevermind, I took a better look at the up-close photo and see the leakage.
 

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