Rooster or Cockerel French Black Copper Maran

Fowl97

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So I hatched a bunch of eggs, 28 to be exact, this spring and its getting to be that time (9-11weeks - even had one start crowing) where I should be able to distinguish between the pullets and cockerels. I hatched 6 BCM and I was hoping to get atleast 3 hopefully 4 hens. 4 of them have combs and wattles at 9 weeks and 2 of them have barely anything. I was just curious does this definitely mean i definitely only have 2 hens or could some of the other 4 with wattles and combs be hens? Below is one in question. I know its probably still difficult to tell at this age and with a picture but i have one of my friends that wants a hen and I want to be left with atleast two for my flock. I really like the dark colored eggs. I checked for sadle feathers but they really haven't started coming in yet. And the legs don't seem bigger than any others.

 
If that one is 9 weeks I would guess cockerel. Everything is just pronounced for the age, although you don't have a good side view shot.
 
Thats what I was afraid of. Here is another pciture. Its a little blurry and it makes the leg look alot bigger than it really is but I took this morning before leaving for work. I may have to tell my friend no go as the other 3 have bigger combs and wattles than this one and the whole point was for my son and I to get atleast to French Black Copper Marans. I also found a picture of one of them that i def think is a cockerel below.

 

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