Blue Cochin Bantam/ GLW...Updated Pics for Help Sexing

[speckledhen]

The Blue Cochin banty is now six and a half weeks old. The GLW is seven and a half weeks old. Thought I'd put these up for help again. I have SLW hens and they never had this much red in their combs till three months old or more, so I dont quite know what to think of this baby. Seems girly except for that red. The blue cochin is now named Shadow, a unisex name because I was still not sure of the sex. The comb and wattles are showing more red in the pics than I see with my naked eye, so I'm leaning toward cockerel right now. Opinions?

 

[Ellie_NY_chick]

Cute babies! They look like pullets to me, especially the cochin. I have one that looks just like her. I've learned to be patient and wait until they start crowing though!

 

[speckledhen]

Thanks, Ellie. That one had me confused because all the bantam roos I see at the feedstore are so obvious by 3 weeks old. I'd LOVE it if Shadow was a pullet! She/he has nice foot feathering for a hatchery Cochin, I think. I may even keep it if it's a cockerel, though. Give him some buxom ladies to protect.

 

[SloCrevs]

At 6 1/2 weeks I'd say they're female too. At first I was like BOYS! But then I say how old they were. My vote is for chickas.

 

[tiki244]

my experience with cochin bantams is if they are boys they crow at a young age, so I think if it was a boy it would have crowed by now.

cute

ETA: and also the females pink up faster than the orps

 

[speckledhen]

Well, this is interesting. Dare I really hope I picked out a little lady? That would be wonderful.

 

[turnerstar31]

I say girl too they just look like girls so i will keep my fingers crossed for ya

 

[tiki244]

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I think so! Oh the waiting game!

 

[tiki244]

Another thing I have noticed with my cochin bantams is that the little "ladys" can have some rooish behaviours. Hm, I wonder what they put in the water when they were developing THAT breed.

 

[speckledhen]

She is a cutie, I must say. The only bantam I own, plus the only Cochin, if you dont count the PoufyHead Sisters whose daddy was a Cochin/Silkie cross.