Blue Maran 14 weeks Boy or Girl game PHOTOS!

[emilyfrancis]

Hello all,
My two new Blue Maran chicks are adorable and awesome and one may be a boy. Unfortunately, I'm in town and I need to figure this out before s(he) crows and angers my grumpy neighbor. They live with three other hens who are about 5 weeks older and the older pullets are dominate over s(he) most of the time. I don't see many of the usual indicators of maleness except the sickle tail feathers, which seem more prominent every day. Most photos of chicks this age seem much more rooster-y by now. Let me know what you think.

 

[emilyfrancis]

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[farmerChef]

Look on the blue ribbon and click "Uploads". You have to download pics to BYC before you can post them.

 

[Diamond Wire Farms]

You can email it to me, and I can try and post it for you.

 

[emilyfrancis]

thanks!
i finally got it to comply.

 

[Wynette]

You have a pullet. Did you get my PM?

 

[emilyfrancis]

For reference, I'm posting a picture of his/her sister who is very similar in size and has nearly identical comb size and coloration.

 

[geebs]

I don't know if it thier stance or roach back... You might want to look that up... It is too young to make a guess for me... as I am way to frequently mistaken... Hunch I would go first one male... sickly hock and thick legs... my opinion means very little though!!!!

 

[emilyfrancis]

roach back? I thought that was a horse thing. What does that mean for chickens? Does it indicate gender, health, or is it just aesthetic?

 

[ChickensAreSweet]

My blue copper marans pullet's comb is larger than yours and mine is younger. I vote pullet. (But this is my first experience with marans and so I am not 100% sure.)