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Gosh, chicks grow FAST! Here "she" is at 4 weeks. Comb is still pretty small (same as if not slightly smaller than her Cream Legbar pullet of the same age). Its posture is somewhat upright, I suppose, but I'm not sure if this is just a Marans thing. I've also read Marans boys tend to show their...

Just for fun, I'll post pictures every few weeks. This is at 2 weeks. "She" is looking darker now that her feathers are coming in.

I will! They're also the only one of my chicks to have a visible comb. It's tiny, of course because of the age, but I don't really have to go looking to find it, if that makes sense. Really hoping that's not a sign of a cockerel. I think at 3 days old it might be too soon to tell.

Ah, never realized that! Thanks. I am so excited to see what comes of this little one!

Oh boy... This is embarrassing but I double-checked my order and lo and behold, I ordered a Silver Cuckoo Marans. At this point, I don't know what this little baby is except a Marans of some kind, which I'm super excited about. I have an Olive Egger/BCM mix and she is the BEST! So smart, hardy...

While we're on it, does anyone here think there's a chance I got a cockerel? I'm now reading Cuckoo Marans (if that's what "she" is) are autosexing. Not sure if this is the case with Blue Cuckoo Marans too, but I'm seeing a soft, diffuse spot on the head. This has me nervous it's a boy! Its legs...

Sweet! That's even better!

Hi! Brand new baby chicks arrived and I'm wondering if this lady is a Cuckoo Marans or Blue Cuckoo Marans (which was my back-up). She seems grayer than I thought a Cuckoo Marans chick would be.