Bantam Cocoo Marans girls ( hooope) or roos ....:( ?

[BYCUSER0001]

We got 2 Bantam Cocoo Marans at age 14 ( or so was said at the time)

they were supposed to be 2 girls?

I l;ater called the breeder up and spoke to someone else who said they were younger around 10 weeks.

I have no clue Ive had them for almost 4 weeks now and they are still chriping.
They look the same one is lighter and the other darker one is slightoly bigger.

The darker one has some lovely green colours on the wings and the back tail , the lighter one has a little bit of feathering between her( hope!) toes.

Could anyone please advice on if they are roos or hens?

They playfight alot and barg eachother from one end of the garden to the other, the lighter one pecks the darker one on the head and boxes with the feet .
they are both as agressive or as playful as the other.

seems they only playfight when they are outside not in the coop[ or run.

Pecking around.

play fighting.

silver one has a little tendancy to eye brow ...

no up turned tail feathers though ...

light one is called Toast and darker one is called Marmite ( Hubby came up with those names I take no responsibility

this is Marmite the bigger one of the 2.

Hope someone can see what I cant

 

[BantyRooster]

I have five eight week old CC Marans chicks that I thought were four dark hens and a lighter colored rooster. Two of the hens and the rooster have larger combs and wattles. Well, this morning the darkest hen CROWED...

I guess now I am back at square one...

That said I would think they are both roosters...or should i say roasters.

 

[BYCUSER0001]

Oh no ....

our babies !!...

our dark eggs!! bah

still waiting for that crow ..... through ...

hoping it doesnt come ..

 

[EweSheep]

Toast looks like a roo and Mal looks like a pullet. That is my guess!

 

[BantyRooster]

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I would have said that, too....until this morning. I'll try to get some pics and post for you to see what I am talking about.

Thankfully I have 16 welsumer pullets coming up with them.

16 out of 19..not bad for a straight run, huh?

...and I think three CC Marans that really are hens..now my fingers are crossed.

 

[BYCUSER0001]

They are odd so different and both boys ?? hope not hope not!

Ive never seen the green colouring on the feathers on the cc marans ...

Only Marmite has it though ... and she keeps laying down everywhere .. plump little thing..

please please please make her a cross dresser!!! lol and have her lay eggs

 

[BYCUSER0001]

Anyone else have a good guess ? Please!!

 

[greenfamilyfarms]

Are you sure those are bantams?

 

[BYCUSER0001]

Deff not sure at all, I would rather they werent but still it said pure bred bantam cuckoo Marans pullets...

what do you think ?

They feel rather big to me to be honest ..

 

[walkswithdog]

(Pardon my redneck) But if them's Bantams, I'm PETITE... and it ain't so...