Bred & sex

[red7474]

I got the back in August from our local farm store from the "rare choice pullet" bin and I thinks it's black copper marans its about 11-12 weeks old there are a few copper fethers on the neck. I wondering if it's truly a pullet due to te red face. No crowing yet. The possible breds are:

Partridge Plymouth Rock, Midnight Majesty Maran, Sapphire Olive Egger, Speckled Sussex, Blue Andalusian, Silver Lakenvelder, Cuckoo Maran, French Black Copper Marans, Welsummer, Barnevelder, Prairie Bluebell Egger, Starlight Green Egger, Olive Egger, Salmon Faverolles, Cochins, Turkens, Blue Laced Red Wyandotte, Columbian Wyandotte, Light Brahma, Buff Brahma, Dark Brahma, and Lavender Orpington.

 

[3KillerBs]

Welcome to BYC.

That lovely bird is rather red for a pullet. It's just time that the sex-specific hackle and saddle feathers might start showing -- possibly lurking under the juvenile feathers but visible if you part those feathers and look close to the skin.

Or you may need to wait another month to see them depending on speed of development.

 

[Tonyroo]

She's not 11 or 12 weeks old more like 3 months old and looks to a black copper maran.

 

[FC16]

She's not 11 or 12 weeks old more like 3 months old and looks to a black copper maran.

12 weeks Is 3 months?

 

[Tonyroo]

I meant 4 months or older. And yes your right.

 

[red7474]

I got them as chicks from the farm store. So based on that we got them at 1-2 weeks old at most it should be 13ish weeks in the picture.

 

[Tookie]

It does look like a BCM. As for gender I would wait a couple more weeks.

 

[red7474]

Here it is at 16ish weeks, I'm hoping its just an early developer.

 

[3KillerBs]

Here it is at 16ish weeks, I'm hoping its just an early developer.View attachment 3339351

Probably a pullet, but not completely out of the woods for a slow-developing male.

Put your hand or a piece of paper under the saddle feathers to see their shape clearly.

 

[Cool_Catrules456]

Here it is at 16ish weeks, I'm hoping its just an early developer.View attachment 3339351

That comb looks a bit red for a 16 week old chicken, unless you get an egg soon. Which is unlikely, as marans are known for being slow to mature. So Im still on the cockerel guess. I dont see any sattle or hackles yet, but that does not mean they wont show up.