Pullets or Cockerels?! Cochin and Marans

[PebbleandPeony]

Hello,
Thank you in advance to anyone who can provide any insight as to the Gender of my 3 baby chicks. I started keeping chickens last year, but my original batch of chicks turn out to have a lot of boys, so this spring I was looking to add more ladies to my flock.
These three chicks are 8 weeks old today, and were purchased from MyPetChicken. They were all sexed as female.

1. Blue Cochin
2. Splash Marans
3. Black Copper Marans

I was absolutely convinced the Cochin was a cockerel from day one, due to comb, size, confidence. But now the comb growth has slowed, and I’m less certain. It has developed much differently from a Partridge Cochin I got last year, that turn out to be Cockerel.

The BCM also convinced me early on that it was male, primarily due to comb size. That is still what I am leaning towards, but it’s comb is way smaller at this age than a Black Birchen Cockerel I had gotten last year.

The Splash Marans has me hoping pullet.



Cochin

Splash Marans

Black Copper Marans

 

[HorseGirlAbby]

The Cochin and Splash Marans are for sure pullets, and I'm leaning towards cockerel for the Black Copper. It's a bit early to tell for that one, and the comb is smaller than I'd expect for a cockerel, but larger than a pullet's would usually be. So I think cockerel, but update in a couple weeks if you're still unsure.

 

[ShrekDawg]

The Cochin and Splash Marans are for sure pullets, and I'm leaning towards cockerel for the Black Copper. It's a bit early to tell for that one, and the comb is smaller than I'd expect for a cockerel, but larger than a pullet's would usually be. So I think cockerel, but update in a couple weeks if you're still unsure.

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[PebbleandPeony]

The Cochin and Splash Marans are for sure pullets, and I'm leaning towards cockerel for the Black Copper. It's a bit early to tell for that one, and the comb is smaller than I'd expect for a cockerel, but larger than a pullet's would usually be. So I think cockerel, but update in a couple weeks if you're still unsure.

Thank you so much! That’s a nice surprise about the cochin!!

 

[PebbleandPeony]

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Thanks a bunch! I will check back in, in a couple weeks

 

[Auntiejessi3]

I think your BCM is a pullet along with the rest, from what I've seen the cockerels get huge combs quite early. @wrathsfarm may have some better insight

 

[ShrekDawg]

Thanks a bunch! I will check back in, in a couple weeks

You’re welcome

 

[PebbleandPeony]

I think your BCM is a pullet along with the rest, from what I've seen the cockerels get huge combs quite early. @wrathsfarm may have some better insight

That would be awesome! Thanks for you input.

 

[wrathsfarm]

Very pretty birds you have, your BCM is an iffy to me just yet, also.
Comb size should be much bigger but could also be just a late bloomer male.

 

[PebbleandPeony]

Very pretty birds you have, your BCM is an iffy to me just yet, also.
Comb size should be much bigger but could also be just a late bloomer male.

Thank you very much! I think they’re beautiful too, but I’m partial.
I appreciate you sharing your experience with a newbie. It looks like I will have to wait a little more and see with the BCM.