Pullet or cockerel

[junior67]

Ok need help on these 3. 8.5 week old black OE, blue Ameraucana, was told pure not EE

Then 16 week old lavender Brahma. About a week ago comb started getting a tad bigger and a bit pink, no wattles still, no tail??? But stands pretty tall a lot..... I was sure it was a pullet until the last week

 

[JedJackson]

I think the blue Ameraucana is the only suspicious one. Clearer photos of its comb would help. Its coloring is patchy like a male's but that could be because it is blue splash rather than straight blue.

 

[junior67]

I think the blue Ameraucana is the only suspicious one. Clearer photos of its comb would help. Its coloring is patchy like a male's but that could be because it is blue splash rather than straight blue.

It may be blue splash. I know they were BBS I believe. I hatched one other blue and 2 splash. I will try but they hate me so extremely hard to catch so hide in the few spots I can't reach. Lol

 

[Galaxy_rules]

I think both are pullets but the black one is suspicious, better comb photos will help.

 

[junior67]

I think both are pullets but the black one is suspicious, better comb photos will help.

Will try to get some better ones. Even when dark they are hard, but will try tonight

 

[junior67]

Tried to get a couple more on the blue and black ones.


Any guesses on the lavender Brahma?

 

[JedJackson]

Tried to get a couple more on the blue and black ones.


Any guesses on the lavender Brahma?

The black one and the Brahma are pullets. The one in the leftmost photo and the one in the middle of the second photo (I think it is the same bird in both pictures) is looking like a cockerel to me, going by comb. It may just be a light shade of blue or it may be blue splash. That's a close call.

 

[junior67]

The black one and the Brahma are pullets. The one in the leftmost photo and the one in the middle of the second photo (I think it is the same bird in both pictures) is looking like a cockerel to me, going by comb. It may just be a light shade of blue or it may be blue splash. That's a close call.

Thanks. and yes it is the same one in those pictures. My other blue was hiding and you can see her head in the top middle picture next to the one I am questioning. haahaa. then can see the splash that still have like NOTHING at all for a comb. I hope the OE (black one) is a pullet but that was the first one I noticed with the wider pink comb starting, but that one isnt' as wide as the blue. I only have that 1 OE from that group and just hatched one, really REALLY want an OE pullet so one of these has to be a pullet! I got one last year but she lays BROWN. so these are F1 OE so excited to have an OE that lays olive! LOL

 

[JedJackson]

Thanks. and yes it is the same one in those pictures. My other blue was hiding and you can see her head in the top middle picture next to the one I am questioning. haahaa. then can see the splash that still have like NOTHING at all for a comb. I hope the OE (black one) is a pullet but that was the first one I noticed with the wider pink comb starting, but that one isnt' as wide as the blue. I only have that 1 OE from that group and just hatched one, really REALLY want an OE pullet so one of these has to be a pullet! I got one last year but she lays BROWN. so these are F1 OE so excited to have an OE that lays olive! LOL

I think you are safe with the black one. A small, pale comb like that at 8.5 weeks is pretty definitive.

 

[Paz]

Brahma is a lady