Cuckoo Marans pullet?

kristin07035

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I purchased this Cuckoo Marans & Speckled Sussex on Sunday as sexed pullets. They are around 2 months old...but now I'm wondering if my pullet is not a pullet as pictures I've seen could point to roo :*(
What do you guys think?
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Well I'll start by saying your Sussex does look like female.
At two months I would expect to see more of a comb on the Maran but it's comb and wattle are red so I'm very torn. If I had to guess I would say pullet as well because in the first picture the comb isn't in a semi circle shape like a cockerels, it's a straight line like a pullets
 
SS looks like a pullet and so does the Cuckoo Marans.

Some of the girl Marans get worrisome combs in size, but they remain pale...the boys by 8 weeks are LARGE and red.

So you've got a Cuckoo Marans pullet, if she is following the standard line (albeit featherless).

And yeah, that's cuckoo vs. barred.

LofMc

See my BCM brood below to see what I mean by a Marans roo vs. pullet...the next to last photo is my roo at about 9 weeks of age. The last photo is my pullet (mossy back) at about 12 weeks of age.
 
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Just came back from the farm that sold me these 2.
He let me in by where the brooders are and what a difference!
Traded for a "real" pullet (the one I had was definitely a boy!)
My current pullet comb is yellowie and 1/2 the size of the one I had. So glad I questioned it
 

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