Pullets or Cockerels?

Afolsom

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Hello!
I am looking for help sexing these two 4 week old youngsters. These two are the most bold/friendly of the bunch and I'm curious if they might be roos. The brown is a golden maran and the black is a partridge Cochin. Thank you!
 

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I think that the first bird is a cockerel, is it two pictures of the same bird? That's a big red comb for that age.
Mary
The first three pictures are the Cochin and the other three are the maran. The Cochin definitely has a bigger comb than everyone else! Is coloring not very specific for gender in this breed?
 
I'd put a bet on the cochin being a cockerel - If he's showing this much red and wattle already- bet there won't be any guesswork on him in the next two weeks! 🤣

As for the Maran... I suffer from 'sneaky cockerel bias' with them as chicks. They just tend to all look a bit suspect to me. 🤦‍♀️
 

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