Chick sexing

[BrahmasMama02]

Well crossing my fingers this is a little cuckoo Maran chick. Would probably explain it’s more yellow beak as well.

 

[BrahmasMama02]

The wattles comin in @wrathsfarm

 

[wrathsfarm]

The wattles comin in @wrathsfarm

Cute... I can see the barring in this pic also. Keep posting updated pics of all your babies. Looking forward to seeing them feather out as they grow.

 

[BrahmasMama02]

Cute... I can see the barring in this pic also. Keep posting updated pics of all your babies. Looking forward to seeing them feather out as they grow.

Yes the barring is quite noticeable . Still cute though . And of course . I’ll take more pics weekly !

 

[wrathsfarm]

I'm sure everyone would love seeing pics of your Marans here...

https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...-thread-breeding-to-the-sop.1122465/page-2355

And they might help more than I can with any questions you might have.

 

[BrahmasMama02]

Updated pictures :

will be 5w on 2-29-2024

MM(midnight majesty Maran )
BM(Blue Maran )

 

[BrahmasMama02]

I’m gonna go ahead and upload the rest of my flock . Including an almost 4 week old sapphire gem that is SMALL compared to the other almost 4 week old .

 

[NatJ]

Updated pictures :

will be 5w on 2-29-2024

MM(midnight majesty Maran )
BM(Blue Maran )

The chick labelled MM2 looks male (comb) but is not barred. If he was barred (or cuckoo), there would be much more obvious white on him.

For comparison, here is a thread with photos of a Cuckoo Marans chick at age 3 weeks:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...-it-is-kenna-bash-or-still-in-the-air.880595/
See how much white there is? (Barred Rocks would have the white lined up in neat "bars," but cuckoo is the less-tidy version of the same basic color pattern.)

Black chicks can have a few bits of white here and there, like yours shows in some photos, and it molts out as they grow older.

 

[BrahmasMama02]

The chick labelled MM2 looks male (comb) but is not barred. If he was barred (or cuckoo), there would be much more obvious white on him.

For comparison, here is a thread with photos of a Cuckoo Marans chick at age 3 weeks:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...-it-is-kenna-bash-or-still-in-the-air.880595/
See how much white there is? (Barred Rocks would have the white lined up in neat "bars," but cuckoo is the less-tidy version of the same basic color pattern.)

Black chicks can have a few bits of white here and there, like yours shows in some photos, and it molts out as they grow older.

He’s from rural king (Hoovers) so idk what he is

 

[BrahmasMama02]

And also supposed to be a Maran