Any hope it’s a pullet?

CurlyQuail

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My girlfriend bought a few pulleys that were supposed to be vent sexed females. Long story short at 6 weeks old 3 out of 6 are cockerels and need to go, one is unsure. They have a redder comb than the girls but a far smaller comb and hardly any wattles compared to the boys. They all have the same dad (blue splash Maran) and a variety of “backyard mix” moms. I also have a picture of the bird in question compared to the cockerels and pullets that we’re sure of.

*I’m going to apologize in advance for the picture angles
 

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My girlfriend bought a few pulleys that were supposed to be vent sexed females. Long story short at 6 weeks old 3 out of 6 are cockerels and need to go, one is unsure. They have a redder comb than the girls but a far smaller comb and hardly any wattles compared to the boys. They all have the same dad (blue splash Maran) and a variety of “backyard mix” moms. I also have a picture of the bird in question compared to the cockerels and pullets that we’re sure of.

*I’m going to apologize in advance for the picture angles

I'm sorry, but if the comb is as red as it looks at that age, then it's a boy.
 
Marans, and Marans mixes telecast pretty early...so chances are this is a cockerel.

However, I HAVE had precocious Marans girls who didn't match the boy growth but outstripped the sister growth.

I'd wait it out another couple of weeks before calling it.

LofMc
 
The deep huge swath of extra skin under and behind the mouth suggests its a boy, even though it looks a bit different from how other boys look with the skin behind the mouth.

(I could be wrong though.)

(Maybe a non-standard breed or genetics set?)
 

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