Cochin Bantam 2 week old chicks gender?

[LaketownChick]

Any signs of if I have a rooster in this bunch?

TIA!

 

[sylviethecochin]

Well, usually I'd say "too young to tell" but your dark one does look like he might be a rooster. The other two look androgynous (to me) for now.

 

[Table4Six]

Darker chick = cockerel
2 Lighter chicks = pullets

 

[Table4Six]

Beautiful trio.

 

[Hope Hughes]

I agree, that the dark one is a cockerel. But the other 2 still cant tell 100%. The darker of the gray looks like it has a kinda darker red comb then the other but still too early to tell. ​

 

[LaketownChick]

Beautiful trio.

Thank you! I’m obsessed with them and their tiny feathered feet!

 

[LaketownChick]

Thank you @Hope Hughes ,@Table4Six , @sylviethecochin for your assistance. I’m not quite sure what the plan is for if the black one truly is a rooster. We weren’t planning on breeding.

 

[Hope Hughes]

I have a female Partridge Cochin Bannie.
We call her "Smalls" she is by far out of all the chickens I have ever owned(all 300 probably) the best momma ever!! She gives me about 3 sets of chicks a year.. and takes such good care of the babies!

So with that said, if you do plan to breed, they are a great breed to do it with!!
Good luck!! ​

 

[LaketownChick]

*UPDATE* they are going on 5 weeks old now, black one still looks to be a cockerel. Waiting for the singing to start to confirm. I’m working on making him a bachelor pad because the idea of getting rid of any cockerels was easier said than done. He’s SO CUTE! I keep telling myself that the grey one is not a cockerel but I’m not too sure.

 

[Hope Hughes]

Awe!!! They are adorable! It is hard to cull or rehome them when you raise them from babies. (Except my psychotic roosters, they made it to freezer camp! )

Thank you for sharing the photos! Makes me want more cochins!

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