Black Copper Maran, Cockerel?

[Hazyhens]

This is what he/she looked like at about 5/6 weeks. I thought for sure it was a Roo but it hasn’t had much growth in the comb over the last week/two weeks and it has stayed lighter in color compared to my other two Roos that are the same age and even the waddles seem lighter now.

 

[Hazyhens]

BCM chick on the left and my Olive egger Roo of the same age on the Right for comb comparison

 

[Hazyhens]

BCM with my suspected Roo barred Plymouth Rock. The combs and waddles are roughly the same size and they both developed them at the same time but the barred Roos are much redder. Not sure if that has anything to do with the breed

 

[Flockking]

BCM with my suspected Roo barred Plymouth Rock. The combs and waddles are roughly the same size and they both developed them at the same time but the barred Roos are much redder. Not sure if that has anything to do with the breed

He's roo
A slow developer

 

[maceleneo]

I'm afraid he's a cockerel: a pullet should have copper only on the neck

 

[Rhodebar Lover]

I'm very sure he is a cockerel.

 

[Painted Calls]

Oh yeah. Definitely a cockerel.

 

[Rhodebar Lover]

That’s a slow maturing roo it you look at the tail feathers in the last pick those aren’t pullet feathers.

This is inaccurate information to be continuously spreading. "Males will develop saddle feathers around 8-12 weeks old while hackle and sickle feathers do not make an appearance for 16-24 weeks." This information was sourced from Mt. Healthy Hatchery. Sickle feathers are what lead to differences in tails of the genders. Since sickle feathers appear so late and after so many other sex-specific traits occur, they are not useful in sexing at any age except for beginners who have trouble noticing less obvious signs. Please refrain from spreading this misinformation and confusing others