Pullet or Roo?

[RyRe2010]

Of the 7 I got in February, these two make me a little concerned...they are pretty red in their combs and wattles. The grey is an olive egger and of course a buff Brahma. The OE is almost 10 weeks and the brahma is about 8 weeks. None of my others are red like this. No crowing yet, but they are always disputing who is in charge. Bumping chests and flying feet, then hang out like nothing happened. I'm still on the fence on whether they are pullets or not. I know my others are!

 

[Gray Farms]

First one is a pullet. Buff Brahma is a cockerel.

 

[RyRe2010]

First one is a pullet. Buff Brahma is a cockerel.

On the Brahma, are we looking at comb and hackle feathers? I'm still new to chickens, only the start of my second year. I feel like pea combs are harder to differentiate than a standard...

 

[Gray Farms]

On the Brahma, are we looking at comb and hackle feathers? I'm still new to chickens, only the start of my second year. I feel like pea combs are harder to differentiate than a standard...

No, at this age the comb development isn't significant enough to determine sex in Brahmas. And saddle feathers come in much later. Buff Brahmas cockerels will develop dark wing bars that pullets will not "the darker orange feathers on the shoulders".

 

[drumstick diva]

x2 Gray Farms

 

[Frazzemrat1]

agree with @Gray Farms

 

[Alexandra33]

x3.

~Alex