Olive Eggers born April 24th 2021, pullets or cockerels? (edited, 12 weeks old now)

[maceleneo]

Hi, I know it's early and OE can't be sexed at this age, but these are the only two chicks my broody hatched, I never had a broody before and I would really really love to keep them both (I could keep a pair, but if they were two males I should probably rehome one of them), so the suspense is killing me!
They were born on april 24, do you have any guesses on their gender?
Another question: father is an OE (MaransXAraucana) and mother is a Marans, what kind of combs do you think they have? #1 looks like a pea comb, but I'm not sure about #2, could that be a single comb?
I'm going to update this thread with new pictures every week... but keep me company while I wait!

 

[maceleneo]

Hi, I'm updating this thread just to confirm they were both pullets and to show how they grew up. The bearded one just started laying, I'm really happy with them

 

[chickentrains]

too young, but I see no signs of cockerels so far.

 

[LadiesAndJane]

Hi, I know it's early and OE can't be sexed at this age, but these are the only two chicks my broody hatched, I never had a broody before and I would really really love to keep them both (I could keep a pair, but if they were two males I should probably rehome one of them), so the suspense is killing me!
They were born on april 24, do you have any guesses on their gender?
Another question: father is an OE (MaransXAraucana) and mother is a Marans, what kind of combs do you think they have? #1 looks like a pea comb, but I'm not sure about #2, could that be a single comb?
I'm going to update this thread with new pictures every week... but keep me company while I wait!

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Beautiful Chicks! You were right it is too early to tell gender. Looks like they may have modified pea combs.

 

[maceleneo]

Thank you
I love them so much, I really hope I can keep them both!

 

[Frazzemrat1]

Still pulletish to me....


and btw, they're not really gonna get wattles. Because they're ameraucana types, they won't have wattles.

 

[maceleneo]

Thank you. Father has some, but you are right: when he arrived here he was 4 months old and wattles were still not visible!
Today he did some dance and tidbit around a chick, but I'm not sure it wasn't directed to the older hens. He let the chick eat what he found (he used to send them away before), but I'm not sure if this means something!

 

[ChickenWhisperer101]

They are gorgeous!!

 

[LadiesAndJane]

They both appear to be pullets. Beautiful birds.

 

[maceleneo]

Thank you, I really hope you are right!