9 week Lavender Merans

[jklhgyfhg]

Just curious on peoples suspicions in regards to the genders of my two Lavender Merans.

The one in the foreground developed tail feathers, and feathered out more quickly than the lavender chick in the background, that had me believing for quite some time that I had one of each but really, I have no idea. Neither has very red comb or waddles, the larger one is ever so slightly pink...

this shows their size difference even if a little blurry...

This is the smaller meran chick also the bottom of the pecking order. The Black Australorp (guessing pullet), size wise/comparison, it's about the same size as the larger Lavender Meran chick

 

[RebeccaBoyd]

If Lavenders mature like my black coppers do then both of those are pullets. At 9 weeks if there was a male I would expect him to have much bigger comb and wattles. This is one of my boys last week at 6 weeks old.

 

[Painted Calls]

Can you get clear pictures of both lavender birds? The one in the back looks to have a pea comb and if so, isn't pure Marans

Does look like a pea comb/just not a single comb.

Agree should not have a peacomb. The lavender color in lavender Marans was brought in using lavender orpingtons. So comb should be single. It is still a project color.
These birds appear to be pullets.

Agreed.

 

[Rhodebar Lover]

Can you get clear pictures of both lavender birds? The one in the back looks to have a pea comb and if so, isn't pure Marans

 

[PoultryCQ]

Can you get clear pictures of both lavender birds? The one in the back looks to have a pea comb and if so, isn't pure Marans

Does look like a pea comb/just not a single comb.

 

[PoultryCQ]

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This is the bird that was in behind, really not feeling the photos today, this is the best I could get

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this is the larger of the two birds. To my newbie eyes, their combs look alike with the difference being the larger chickens is a bit larger and has more pink colour to it

Oh! I guess the photo was just blurry!

 

[LostBoi73]

How cute i have a single ( well apart from the other 45 of diffrent breeds lol) copper maran i think next year she may need a lavender sister

 

[MysteryChicken]

Here's my Black Copper Marans pullet at 4 weeks old.

Again at about 10-12 weeks.

 

[LadiesAndJane]

Agree should not have a peacomb. The lavender color in lavender Marans was brought in using lavender orpingtons. So comb should be single. It is still a project color.
These birds appear to be pullets.

 

[jklhgyfhg]

Can you get clear pictures of both lavender birds? The one in the back looks to have a pea comb and if so, isn't pure Marans

Agreed.

This is the bird that was in behind, really not feeling the photos today, this is the best I could get

this is the larger of the two birds. To my newbie eyes, their combs look alike with the difference being the larger chickens is a bit larger and has more pink colour to it