pullet or cockerel? Olive egger and ameraucana help!

[Xhicwko]

Hi! I'm a first time chicken keeper and am afraid that two of my 12 week old chickens might be cockerels, but I'm not sure. Any help is much appreciated!!!

This is Olly the sapphire olive egger:

And this is Blue the Ameraucana:

Thank you!

 

[azygous]

It appears Olly is a cockerel and Blue is a pullet. Warning, this is not conclusive as photo color can reproduce inaccurately on the internet.

 

[cstephens1987]

Ollie is a cockerel. Blue appears to be a Pullet

 

[Frazzemrat1]

agreed, one of each

 

[Xhicwko]

Thanks everyone! That's sad news since they don't allow roosters where I live Olly is my husband's favorite.. How long should I wait to know for sure?

 

[cstephens1987]

Thanks everyone! That's sad news since they don't allow roosters where I live Olly is my husband's favorite.. How long should I wait to know for sure?

I mean you can wait as long as you'd like, but that comb at 12 weeks looks very male. You should start seeing more and more signs now. Pointy hackle and saddle feathers should start appearing and if he's not already, he should start crowing sometime soon. Mine didn't start really doing it until he was about 17 weeks old. The youngest one is now trying occasionally at 12 weeks but if I wasn't watching him I wouldn't know it because it's rare and weak as anything.

 

[Xhicwko]

I mean you can wait as long as you'd like, but that comb at 12 weeks looks very male. You should start seeing more and more signs now. Pointy hackle and saddle feathers should start appearing and if he's not already, he should start crowing sometime soon. Mine didn't start really doing it until he was about 17 weeks old. The youngest one is now trying occasionally at 12 weeks but if I wasn't watching him I wouldn't know it because it's rare and weak as anything.

Thank you for your help! I heard a weak crowing this morning.. So I guess that's it.. Sighhhh

 

[jane s chickens]

Olly's tail says pullet, blue's tail says roo.

 

[Table4Six]

Olly is a cockerel. As for the blue Ameraucana, I'm also leaning towards cockerel, just more of a late bloomer. Both are very pretty birds.