Black / Blue Copper Marans Cockerels ??

[ViKulik]

So my ten French Black Copper Marans are eight weeks old, got them in the mail on June 1st. I have two Cockerels with large red combs and copper feathering coming in and one started crowing. Now there are these to others that are looking like Cockerels, but have no copper in them yet. Is the powdery one Blue, what about the black one on the perch next to him. Is it a cockerel and might he stay all black without copper. I'm quickly going from 20% to 50% Cockerels. Gonna have to start building stag pens if this keeps up

 

[ViKulik]

Of course they won't hold still for pictures. One of my mayby's won't hold still but is developing a lot of copper aon the neck but has a smallish yellow pink comb. I'll try for a better picture in the morning.

 

[-Chanticleer-]

Looks like you have six pullets and four cockerels. Better pics of comb and body would help. But zooming in that’s my guess.

 

[JedJackson]

In the group photo I'm seeing 5 cockerels and 5 pullets.

 

[house1917]

Seeing four cockerels for sure... maybe a fifth. If you bought straight run, that's actually really good from a hatchery.

Most folks who buy straight run get way more cockerels than pullets- so that's some good news.

 

[ViKulik]

I have been pretty sure I had four cockerels ever since I picked them up from the Post Office.
The second from the left looks to be the maybe cockerel #5