Cochin bantam - Pullet?

[SarcastaMOm]

We thought Bigfoot, our sweet little Cochin bantam, was going to be a male due to her comb developing quite early. Now I'm thinking she's female as her comb hasn't grown with her, and isn't reddening up. This is her at about 7 weeks any ideas?

 

[DelDels]

Red wattles at that age usually mean its a cockerel. It sure is sweet!

 

[BorderBrigade]

Pretty sure cockerel on Bigfoot. The comb and wattles are red and pretty large for a seven week old. Here is my seven week old LF Cochin pullet for reference. Comb is very small and still yellow and no wattles.

 

[BorderBrigade]

Sorry here is the picture.

 

[LovePolish2]

Red wattles at that age usually mean its a cockerel. It sure is sweet!

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[howfunkyisurchicken]

I would hang onto it just in case. One of my favorite Cochin hens looked like a rooster for the longest time. She had a big comb and wattles for a long time, I would have been very upset if I'd have gotten rid of her!
Does your Cochin have partridge markings? If that's what I'm seeing, I would think they'd be more red if it were a boy, not brown.

 

[christinethemac]

What was the outcome?