Roo or Hen? HELP! (2 Easter Eggers)

Coenaculous

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May 19, 2020
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Hey all you gracious and wise chicken people. I'm super new and so I've been cruising the pictures and descriptions of hackles and combs and feathers and feet. But, I'm still a little confused on how to really identify the traits. I have four easter eggers-- two black and two white.
I assumed (yep. :oops:) I had hens until one morning our alarm didn't go off and I heard what I *thought* was crowing as I came out the door to let them out super late. 🤦‍♀️

I have a mixed flock, so am having a hard time judging them against one another. Seems that the two white EEs are dominant. And so I started looking more closely.

White & Black: "Fluffy"
White & Golden: "Pearl"

Fluffly sprouted a bit early and is now head chicken of the flock. Has a little darker comb, three-tiered.
They are 11 weeks tomorrow. Is it too early to tell if I got a rooster? or (*gulp*) two?
 

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Crowing hens are pretty rare, and really only occur in mature hens, not pullets. Pullets will be loud from time to time, depending on lots of factors, but won't crow.

I agree with @Acre4Me, I think Pearl is a pullet. Not sure about Fluffy. Seems to have a pretty red comb and thick legs, but not sure about the feathers quite yet.
 

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