Any thought on gender with my bantam (project mille fleur) Cochins?

[Enjaytoo]

My chicks are 6-7 weeks old (the first two are a week older) and I am stumped on their gender, any thoughts? They are bantam cochins, mille fleur (project) pattern. I posted two pictures of each.... Thank you!!!

Chick 1:

Chick 2:

Chick 3:

Chick 4:

 

[chickenlittle32]

IMHO, they all look like cockerals to me....

 

[Msbear]

#2 might be a pullet

 

[WestKnollAmy]

They all look like roos to me.

 

[magsrags]

I am watching the answers to this one closely, as I am thinking my 6 little ones being only 1 month old now = 3 pairs.

One is trying to crow already but I am not sure which!
I have to get pics up after the weekend.
3 have combs which are turning darker pink and are on the larger birds..... 3 are staying yellow on the smaller ones.
They are also acting accordingly.

Lots of posturing going on.

I am going to try to attempt to keep a trio for myself to raise.

 

[Domestic_goddess]

I think 1 & 2 are cockerels and the other 2 are pullets! Good luck......

 

[kentuckysilkies]

With my experience with Bantam Cochins, which is limited, I say you have 4 pullets. Cochin roos develop wattles early in my experience and none of these have large wattles. I do not see any hackle feathers on either of them, but we are looking at photos so that could be misleading. Still I say 4 pullets. Beautiful by the way - keep working on better more standard coloration.

 

[Happy Chooks]

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I agree. The rest look like cockerals to me.

 

[FrizzlesRule]

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I agree, looking at the combs, chicks 1 and 2 look like roos and 3 and 4 look like pullets.

 

[Enjaytoo]

Wow, thank you for all the input guys and gals

I have to admit though, I've never been this stumped (and it looks like with varied opinions that I am not alone

At the same age, my blue mottled cochins and white cochins were pretty easy to sex, so maybe its something with the color genetics or something.

We need a another "leaning towards one way" opinion, I think I have equal votes for both male and female for each LOL