CCL x gender help please

[Farrier]

Thanks Wyandottes! Afraid I'm having a lot of difficulty with my internet tonight. This should be a comb shot of the same bird

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[Farrier]

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[Farrier]

The last two pictures are of the darker bird. Any chance that this is also a hen?

 

[donrae]

I'm leaning pullet, but the coloring has me a touch nervous. I'm thinking a Legbar bred Cockerel would have a lot more comb by now. What was the other parent? Love the blue!

 

[Farrier]

Thanks Donrae. The blue on these guys is lovely, the other three ended up solid blue but the cockerel is developing gold hackle feathers.
Unfortunately we aren't exactly sure as to either parent as it's possible that the hen was a legbar cross already (the eggs were blue though).
I've tried to work out from the list of breeds that the guy we got the eggs from *thought* he had, but nothing seems to fit. I can't see them being from purebred Cochin or Brahma as the body type is so slim. The only feather legged breed the guy thought he had was pekin bantams, but I'm not sure that a pekin could manage without a stepladder! French blue copper marans is a possibility for the too but in england we mainly see the clean legged marans. Also, the two chicks from brown eggs (RSL) are also blue, but clean legged, leading me to suspect something odd in the CCL side.
Sorry I can't be more specific.

 

[Farrier]

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The three others. Pullet on the left (RSL cross), roo in the middle (RSL cross), pullet on the right (CCL cross). Don't know if this helps but the colours make me suspect that they are all related.

 

[donrae]

So....genetic soup, then lol. Well, I'd say it sure worked in your favor, they're beautiful birds!