Mille Fleur Leghorns- cockerels or pullets?

[house1917]

Got eggs on eBay and hatched them out- two of six made it and they're lively little suckers.

Have never raised Leghorns but now realize what 'active' or 'flighty' means. Jeez. No offense to Leghorn fans, but my Marans, Wellies, EEs and Rocks are my chill speed!

I've grouped the two chicks' photos in order- a body shot and a close up. Any idea from folks who've raised Leghorns if I have cockerels or pullets? I am going to hang on to them until they crow (well before they lay) so no rush- but wanted to start trying to place them now if I have boys. They're just over four weeks old!

Thanks in advance!

 

[HappyClucker7]

How old are they? They look like girls.

 

[Painted Calls]

@The Moonshiner

 

[house1917]

How old are they? They look like girls.

Good catch, I edited my original post! They're 4.5 weeks old...

 

[HappyClucker7]

They are still a little young. My guess will stay the same, but you should repost when they are 8-12 weeks old.

 

[Painted Calls]

@The Moonshiner

Moony. Get your rear over here.

 

[Painted Calls]

The red wattles and darker combs make me say cockerel.

That being said, I would expect to see even larger combs on LH cockerels this age.

Definitely update.

 

[Painted Calls]

They also look suspiciously beefy for LHs.

 

[The Moonshiner]

I'll post some of mine tomorrow to compare.
I have some that will be 4 weeks old tomorrow.

 

[house1917]

They also look suspiciously beefy for LHs.

Ugh- not sure if that means there's some Speckled Sussex in the lineage... They do have yellow legs so I took that as a good sign. But you're totally right- they're beefier than their Isbar hatchmate. They're pretty little cusses though, I'm trying to branch out from the heavy breed comfort zone!