French Black Copper Maran, I'm leaning towards pullet?

[CheekiBreekiChick]

Hi! I have an almost 9 week old French BCM whose gender I've been on the fence about. From the research I've done it seems like this can be a tricky breed to sex for various reasons. I originally thought she might be a cockerel because at around 2-3 weeks her comb started turning pink before her 4 siblings and it seemed a bit too big for her face. Now that she's grown into it I'm thinking she might be a pullet after all, but I'd like some opinions. These pictures were taken 2 days ago and in that short time she's started getting several coppery streaks on her neck, but no copper on the body like a cockerel would have. She's very spookish so of course doesn't like to hold still or get too close, but I'm hoping these photos will help!

 

[AidKD]

Looks like a cockerel to me!

 

[CheekiBreekiChick]

Looks like a cockerel to me!

Oh boy, could it be the tail feathers giving it away? I forgot to mention there's not much of a tail yet compared to the others.

 

[EChicky]

Yeah. I see a cockerel. The comb is pinker then I would expect on a 9 week old pullet but who knows!

 

[rosemarythyme]

I'm thinking pullet actually, I think the boys tend to show a very obvious comb early on. Copper color on mine showed up pretty noticeably by week 10, so you'll get confirmation soon if you start seeing copper leakage on the wings or back.

 

[CheekiBreekiChick]

Yeah. I see a cockerel. The comb is pinker then I would expect on a 9 week old pullet but who knows!

Thank you for your feedback! I'll definitely be keeping an eye on this one, time will tell! Luckily we will be able to re-home him if it is indeed a cockerel.

 

[EChicky]

That's good. Crossing my fingers that she's a pullet.

 

[CheekiBreekiChick]

I'm thinking pullet actually, I think the boys tend to show a very obvious comb early on. Copper color on mine showed up pretty noticeably by week 10, so you'll get confirmation soon if you start seeing copper leakage on the wings or back.

Thank you very much for the feedback! I'll keep an eye on how the copper color progresses.

 

[BastyPutt]

Pullet - 110%

Not nearly enough development for a cockerel at this age.

 

[ShrekDawg]

I agree with the people saying pullet. Male would have a much bigger and redder comb by now.