Two 8 week olds... boy or girls?

[rickerra]

Hi Gang,
I was hoping someone with a more experienced eye could tell me if these 2 chickens were boys or girls.

They are 8 weeks old and I believe they both are of the Ameraucana(EE?) family.
They both started recently getting redish combs in the last week and a half... different from the others.

#1.

#2

Thank you for the help!

 

[Meatybeaty]

The first looks like a girl the second like a boy.

 

[donrae]

I'm thinking both boys.

 

[chicknhawaii]

I was gonna say both girls...but as I look at the 2nd pic...I'm thinking it could be a roo.

 

[jimmythechicken]

i think both pullets

 

[lady feathers]

I think you may have two roos.... the first ones comb isn't that big yet, but profile looks roo to me!

 

[Reyvaughn]

I'm going to throw a wild guess out there and say 1 is a pullet and 2 is a roo. I am basing my guess on the 2nd's comb is wider and the "rows" more defined. He also has pointy hackle feathers (did I get the right set of feathers this time?). The 1st one doesn't have the same defined comb rows and I can't see the hackles - her wing is in the way.

 

[rickerra]

Thanks everyone!

I too thought "Brownie" (#2 above) was a boy. He has the thick legs, his comb got red and he sorta acts like I would imagine a #2 roo. (I have a dominant #1 Barred Rock rooster... no mistaking... big comb and wattles)

It was #1 that I was worried about. My boy named her "Top Ramen" and it is his absolute favorite chicken. So when her comb got red, I started to wonder/worry.

I'll have to post up more picks in a couple weeks for confirmation.

 

[Happy Chooks]

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[miraclz5]

I am thinking 2 pullets....neither have very pronounced combs and neither have any indication of wattles....I think both would be more prominent by this age if they were roosters. I am not an expert, I am just anxious to know what all of mine will be as well....and I have read EVERYTHING I can get my hands on regarding the topic! Good luck! They are going to be pretty birds regardless!!!