Are we girls?

[Matanah Meadows]

I'm pretty sure these are two little pullets. One is a splash Copper Maran (I assume since it obviously didn't hatch a "blue" - the egg type I was sold) and the other is a Blue Copper Maran. What do you think? I have a brother to these who obviously has a swelling red comb, so by contrast I assume these are girls.

Thoughts?

 

[Shadowsfate]

I would watch the top one, those red feathers could mean roo. How old are they?

 

[Matanah Meadows]

They are 4.5 weeks old. I don't really know anything about splash marans, but hens wouldn't have the reddish color?

 

[Pele]

Your first is a blue copper roo.

The second is a blue splash. She's not showing any signs of roo yet, but watch her.

 

[Matanah Meadows]

Here are pictures of the other 2 from the same breeder, breed and hatch date. I think the one with the red comb must be a boy. Why would it not have a single comb like the others?

 

[Matanah Meadows]

Your first is a blue copper roo.

The second is a blue splash. She's not showing any signs of roo yet, but watch her.

What makes you think that the blue copper is a roo verses the splash?

 

[Pele]

What makes you think that the blue copper is a roo verses the splash?

The random darts of red on his wing. If you look up pictures of blue copper hens, they are pure blue. No traces of copper. The copper only shows up on males.

 

[Matanah Meadows]

Thanks. I was noticing online that it seems only roos have the copper coloring in a splash. What do you think about the second pair of chicks?