Welsummer.. Roo or hen?

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The comb of this 3.5 week old welsummer makes me think roo- but the markings are hen? Or maybe not? What do you think?
 

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Female would have a reddish breast and male would have black. Sure looks like it's feathering in reddish to me.
I'd trust the pattern more then the comb.
 
Female would have a reddish breast and male would have black. Sure looks like it's feathering in reddish to me.
I'd trust the pattern more then the comb.
Ok! Thank you! I do see the V shape on the head which is supposedly a sign of female too. The comb is just so pronounced
 
Female would have a reddish breast and male would have black. Sure looks like it's feathering in reddish to me.
I'd trust the pattern more then the comb.
Some of the males feather early brown breast feathers later to be replaced by black as the pass 1 month

The eye liner is another give away where as females have thick dark lines and the males thing light and sometimes no lines
 
Eyeliner example
 

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Early brown breast feathers on males
 

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