Need help to sexing this black copper maran

[rosemarythyme]

My guess is female. More telling will be where the copper feathers come in... if it's a male the copper will spill past the neck.

 

[vicent007]

My guess is female. More telling will be where the copper feathers come in... if it's a male the copper will spill past the neck.

To me looks like a female too, but is different from other three.

she look a pullet to me .her beak is thinner .
the best way to be sure if is pullet or cockerel is to wait few more weeks .

all the best
chooks man

I just uploaded more pictures, could you help to check it again, thank you.

 

[TwoChicksChix]

Ahh okay, so in comparison with the other three, who I assume came from the same parents, I’d say it’s a boy.

Some FBCM parents have early wattles and other lines don’t. You seem to not have one with early wattles, but that is more likely to be male, based on its siblings.

The size can also be an indicator. Males tend to outgrow their sisters pretty early in terms of weight and size.

 

[rosemarythyme]

Ahh okay, so in comparison with the other three, who I assume came from the same parents, I’d say it’s a boy.

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[vicent007]

Ahh okay, so in comparison with the other three, who I assume came from the same parents, I’d say it’s a boy.

Some FBCM parents have early wattles and other lines don’t. You seem to not have one with early wattles, but that is more likely to be male, based on its siblings.

The size can also be an indicator. Males tend to outgrow their sisters pretty early in terms of weight and size.

Not sure if they are from the same parents, I think they might not from what I was told.

 

[rosemarythyme]

If they're not siblings/same line then it could possibly be a girl. Really might be a wait and see with this one.

 

[chrissynemetz]

They're still way too young to have male specific feathers. Maybe if you could post more pictures in a few weeks it should be easier to tell their sex by then.

 

[vicent007]

Hi All,
Just quick update: My four marans are 14 weeks now and they are all females. Trying to get a black copper maran rooster in for future breeding.

 

[chrissynemetz]

Can you post pictures of them? I'm super curious to see how they look now that they're older.