Sexing Dark Brahmas

[DoozyWombat]

I and a friend shared an order of Dark Brahmas from Cackle Hatchery. Everything with the order was great, but we are trying to figure out the boys from the girls. They are almost ten weeks old at the time of these pictures.

These two (call them 1 and 2) I think are cockerels, because of the more bare and red faces. (They are also facing off a lot.)
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This one (3) I am unsure of, as it has a somewhat bare face and comb both redder and bigger than all the others (which I'm sure are pullets.) Is this just a pullet with a bigger comb, or a cockerel slow to develop?
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Here are two of the ones my friend got, hoping they were both pullets. #4:

and #5:

Any help appreciated.

 

[hsilc8]

I think 3 and maybe 5 are pullets. If you posted pics of the whole body that might help too.

 

[Painted Calls]

If you post whole body pics, we should be able to tell. Dark Brahma pullets have different patterns than cockerels.

 

[MysteryChicken]

Need full body pictures?

 

[DoozyWombat]

This is bird #1 above:

This is bird #2:

And this is bird #3:

My friend is going to get a body shot of her birds (#4 and #5).

Thanks very much!

 

[hsilc8]

1 and 2 are cockerels
3 is a pullet

Notice the different color markings? That’s how you can tell.

 

[DoozyWombat]

1 and 2 are cockerels
3 is a pullet

Notice the different color markings? That’s how you can tell.

As in, the cockerels have the white patches?

 

[hsilc8]

As in, the cockerels have the white patches?

Yes they’re very splotchy. They usually have red bleed through on the wings. Whereas the pullets look pretty much exactly like number three. Like a white head and their bodies have that silver penciling. Pullets have a very consistent pattern of that gray and white, the cockerels are patchy and splotchy.

 

[DoozyWombat]

Yes they’re very splotchy. They usually have red bleed through on the wings. Whereas the pullets look pretty much exactly like number three. Like a white head and their bodies have that silver penciling. Pullets have a very consistent pattern of that gray and white, the cockerels are patchy and splotchy.

Okay, that is very helpful, and makes it much easier. Thanks!

 

[DoozyWombat]

And here are my friend's birds. #4: No white patches at all, but we're thinking boy, because of the iridescent tail feathers.

#5: (seems obviously a pullet, now)

and #6: (also seems to be a pullet)

Anyway, that #4 is the one we are concerned about.