Week Old Black Copper Marans Chicks - Sexing by Feather color? Pictures added!

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I have 2 straight run one week old black copper marans chicks. Today I noticed that while they both have the same amount of wing feathers, one has copper-y color specks in the new itty-bitty feathers while the other one's wings are solid black. Does this mean I have one of each? Or is it too early to tell what I have? I tried to take pictures but they didn't turn out.

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dose sexing maran chicks differ by the kind of maran. i have wheatens blue wheatens black coppers golden cukoos reg cukoos and have two black tailed buffs can you please advise me on this?
 
I did a chick photo shoot. Here are pictures of my two week old Black Copper Marans.

After reading a bunch of different threads here, I think maybe I have one of each?



The one I think is the boy is facing the camera.



The girl is in the foreground, the boy looking up. The one I think is a boy has shorter, coppery wings and no tail feathers yet. He's also a bit smaller than the other.





Opinions? Or still too early to tell?
 
I think the same thing. That does look like a little cockerel and the other a pullet. but, I'm no expert, sometimes I'm right sometimes I'm not...
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slow developing tail feathers are usually sign that its a boy. I have 4 black copper marans chicks who are 3 weeks old, I am fairly certain 2 are boys and one still doesnt have any tail feathers. Also, their combs and wattles are redder & far more developed than the other two. Watch the combs of your two carefully, that will give you an better idea soon.
 
okay.... same boat.... sexing my marans from a hatch.... all info on sexing really iffy....lol everyone seems to have had exceptions to the guess based on ???? feet beak size feathering marks on face color on body... ect ect....


let us know if you were right on your sexing... based on ???


Thanks Patricia
 

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