Thoughts on gender?

[Amylynn514]

We hatched a couple of our eggs (gold laced wyandotte rooster over ISA brown hen) 5 weeks ago. I believe we have one cockerel and one pullet based on comb/wattle development and color. They both inherited their dad's rose comb, and I've read that comb type can be slow-developing, but the first chick has gotten more and more red the past couple of days. Its wattles are growing larger and more red, too. I've attached a few photos. What are your thoughts? Thanks for your help! (I know it's still guesswork at their age.)

Cockerel:



Pullet:


Side by side comparison:

 

[Featherballs]

looks right to me, but give it a few more weeks to be sure the pullet might not be a late developing Roo it has pink wattles that could get bigger. they look longer than a hens, and the comb looks like it could also develop more red in the future. I also see spurs developing but that's also not a good test either because hens can have little bumps there too. I'm sure a more knowledgeable member will be along shortly to tell for sure, or you could just wait till they crow. I had what I thought for sure was an EE hen and it crowed yesterday, out of the coop he went!

 

[Pretty Birds]

I believe your guesses are correct, but like @Featherballs said, the "pullet" could be a slow developing cockerel.

 

[Amylynn514]

I believe your guesses are correct, but like @Featherballs said, the "pullet" could be a slow developing cockerel.

I noticed the red coming in more slowly on the second chick... I'm not necessarily convinced it's a pullet, but I am hopeful!

My son is convinced we'll be able to keep all the cockerels with only two hens, and I'm not into chicken math just yet!

 

[homeschoolin momma]

I believe you have a pair.

 

[Amylynn007]

I noticed the red coming in more slowly on the second chick... I'm not necessarily convinced it's a pullet, but I am hopeful!

My son is convinced we'll be able to keep all the cockerels with only two hens, and I'm not into chicken math just yet!

From my understanding, the ratio is usually one rooster to ten hens or they will fight. Hopefully someone can correct me if I'm wrong. I'm hoping you have one of each... nice name by the way!

 

[Amylynn514]

From my understanding, the ratio is usually one rooster to ten hens or they will fight. Hopefully someone can correct me if I'm wrong. I'm hoping you have one of each... nice name by the way!

Thanks! Yours, too!

I'm okay with chicken stew, but my 8-year-old is a sensitive soul. These are the first chicks we've hatched ourselves and he LOVES them. We've had talks from day one, but... I'm sure he'd be happy to hatch more eggs, but with my luck, we'd get cockerels again!

 

[Amylynn514]

looks right to me, but give it a few more weeks to be sure the pullet might not be a late developing Roo it has pink wattles that could get bigger. they look longer than a hens, and the comb looks like it could also develop more red in the future. I also see spurs developing but that's also not a good test either because hens can have little bumps there too. I'm sure a more knowledgeable member will be along shortly to tell for sure, or you could just wait till they crow. I had what I thought for sure was an EE hen and it crowed yesterday, out of the coop he went!

That's the surest way to know- when they crow or lay the first egg!