What sex and do pullets crow (sort of)?

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Oh yes, the million dollar question. Trying to figure out if my two 18 week old bantams are pullets or cockrells. I was thinking they were pulleys but now one of them is making a sound that is very similar to a cock-a-doodle-doo in the morning. Can anyone help? And what do you call this bantams? We bought them as mixed.
 

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I was thinking they were pulleys but now one of them is making a sound that is very similar to a cock-a-doodle-doo in the morning.

Crowing indicates a male, even though the birds in the photos look like pullets.

My guess is that you have a male who's developing slowly--you would normally expect a big comb and pointy saddle feathers and crowing to all appear before 18 weeks old.

(Cockerels who "look like" pullets are fairly common, while genuine pullets who crow are very rare. That's why I assume that crowing means cockerel, no matter how the bird looks.)

Are you able to get a video of the crowing?
 
Crowing indicates a male, even though the birds in the photos look like pullets.

My guess is that you have a male who's developing slowly--you would normally expect a big comb and pointy saddle feathers and crowing to all appear before 18 weeks old.

(Cockerels who "look like" pullets are fairly common, while genuine pullets who crow are very rare. That's why I assume that crowing means cockerel, no matter how the bird looks.)

Are you able to get a video of the crowing?
At 18 weeks? I don’t think so. Two girls, IMO.
 

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