pullet or roo?

[first_chicken]

I got 2 easter eggers, whose father is a splashed Ameraucana and mother is either a saphire gem or other breed. The first chick grew really fast and in just 1 month, showed a red comb and even started to crow. So I rehomed that definite cockerel. By comparison, I think the other chick is surely a pullet. However, now it is 9 weeks old, and the remaining one looks like in the picture. The tail feather seems like a roo, and is the red comb a sign of roo at this age? Thank you.

 

[redinator]

I'd say cockerel. That's pretty red for the age.

 

[ewer0t]

I would say rooster because the tail shape and how red it’s comb is

 

[first_chicken]

I'd say cockerel. That's pretty red for the age.

Thank you!

 

[first_chicken]

I would say rooster because the tail shape and how red it’s comb is

Thank you! I just don't understand why the other roo grows much faster than this one

 

[redinator]

Thank you! I just don't understand why the other roo grows much faster than this one

Do all kids from the same parents mature at the same rate?

 

[first_chicken]

Do all kids from the same parents mature at the same rate?

That is a good parody. These 2 chicks have different tail feather and wing feather pattern when they were about 1 week old, which a lot of people using as a method to distinguish gender. So even though I know the method is not reliable, it at least should guarantee I have at least one pullet