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From that angle, I'm not sure. I am pretty sure there is a crest (probably the same thing as "topknot" in this case) on some pullets in the first post of the thread (first and third photos, dark-legged birds with small combs.)

Then I think they probably DID send the chick you ordered in the first place, and that pretty much solves the mystery! When I look on Meyers' website, the Cookies and Cream are not listed as bantams, but several of the reviews do mention them as being small birds.

Did you specifically order a mottled Cochin bantam? Or was he part of some assortment? He does appear to have a beard (which no Cochin should ever have.) In some of your photos it looks like he might have a small crest (which no Cochin should have either.) Some of your chicks definitely have a...

Cochin Bantam should be just like any other Cochin, just smaller than the big ones. They should match for leg color, number of toes, lack of crest, lack of beard, etc.

For what @pipdzipdnreadytogo said, I agree with most of it. @Ashleyboz have you seen any light-shanked females, in any of the clutches? Daughters get their light or dark shanks just from their father, not their mother. Since he has produced at least one daughter with dark shanks we know he...

You might have sexlinked cross there. There is a gene for dark vs. light skin that is on the Z sex chromsome, which means it can sometimes be used to make sexlinks. Using a dark-legged rooster with a light-legged hen can produce daughters with dark legs and sons with light legs. A few other...