Do we have a crowing pullet...or she is a he. Black Copper Marans

[ladybrasa]

The coloring is off though - I thought males had red shoulders? At what age does that show up?

 

[Offshoreorca]

The coloring is off though - I thought males had red shoulders? At what age does that show up?

They're often slow maturing, so most of the copper colour on the neck and back doesn't come in until they are a few months older than this.

For mine it didn't show up until about 4-5 months and now the rooster I kept is a beauty! Only a year old and still maturing.

 

[ladybrasa]

Do their gender specific saddle feather show up around 3 months or are those late appearing, too??

I wanted to hatch some later this year ...

 

[Lemon-Drop]

I’m really, really sorry but that is a cockerel..

 

[LaFleche]

You've never met my 7 year old. Girl holds a grudge against me for trivial things I did or said over two years ago. I'll be hearing about how I got rid of her favorite chicken for the next 25 years.

Don't let your child bully you. They can be very opportunistic and manipulative from early age, so don't fall victim to them.

 

[Offshoreorca]

Do their gender specific saddle feather show up around 3 months or are those late appearing, too??

I wanted to hatch some later this year ...

You'll know by about 5 weeks (sometimes earlier) which are cockerels and which are pullets in most BCM lines. They will have saddle feathers by 12 weeks as per normal!

 

[LadiesAndJane]

You've never met my 7 year old. Girl holds a grudge against me for trivial things I did or said over two years ago. I'll be hearing about how I got rid of her favorite chicken for the next 25 years.

Sorry to laugh, I have one like that, too. I feel for you, really.

 

[mrsstutler]

Thank you all! I had a feeling we might have ended up with a cockerel in the mix but wasn't super sure because of the coloring not being like the photos I've seen of the roosters. The crowing though....that I think that was the dead giveaway. He will be going to a new home this evening. I have a friend with a big property about 45 minutes away where a loud rooster is not going to be an issue. We can go visit him if we want to, so we will keep up with how he is doing. Now I am going to be annoyed with an odd number of chickens though haha! I have a thing about odd numbers making me uncomfortable. He is going to be absolutely beautiful I'm sure. I'm excited to see him grow up but do it somewhere else so that my neighbors won't hate me!

As for the lovely unsolicited and unwanted parenting advice. Don't worry about it and maybe find a few more chickens to occupy all that extra time you spent worrying about a stranger's life you know nothing about. My daughter does not get to run this roost by any means. That doesn't mean she isn't a strong personality who will let her opinion be known. It also doesn't mean I enjoy telling her that I have to give away her favorite pet, I'd like to know who actually likes making their kid sad?
I will not lie to her, she knows where he is going and why. She also knows that's just how it is and she has no say in this matter. Will I hear little quips about giving away her favorite chicken for probably years to come? Yeah, and like every other thing she brings up from the past. I'll tell her, "That was XX time ago, I understand you were upset by it but there is nothing to do about it now and you need to let it go." If she keeps it up there are consequences but I'm not going to invalidate her feelings either. So, I'm so glad you are all so concerned about my "manipulative" daughter growing up to be a controlling awful person but we are fine over here. I also happen to be just finishing up my doctorate in nursing practice with a specialty as a pediatric nurse practitioner...I'm WELL aware of childhood behavior and management of negative behaviors.

 

[LaFleche]

Good on you!

 

[Sammi_0411]

Definately a cockerel sorry x