Gender?? 4.5 week old bantam cochins

[JoannaRae]

Hey there! I have two 4.5 week old beautiful lavender bantam Cochins. Usually I can sex them by now, but these two are confusing me. I know they are still young and 6-10 weeks of age is the perfect indentification age. Just curious what all of you cochin experts think! Thanks in advance

 

[JedJackson]

Nothing says cockerel yet. It's a little early, though, so definitely try again in a few weeks.

 

[JoannaRae]

Nothing says cockerel yet. It's a little early, though, so definitely try again in a few weeks.

I just noticed the little pinkish wattle poking through on the darker lavender cochin, so I figured I'd see what others thought. Thanks for your input Two pullets would be lovely

 

[JedJackson]

I just noticed the little pinkish wattle poking through on the darker lavender cochin, so I figured I'd see what others thought. Thanks for your input Two pullets would be lovely

I don't see that in the pictures. It's not a great sign but too early to worry about, yet. You will know within 2 or 3 weeks if one or both are cockerels-- Cochin bantam cockerels usually have early comb development.

 

[JoannaRae]

I don't see that in the pictures. It's not a great sign but too early to worry about, yet. You will know within 2 or 3 weeks if one or both are cockerels-- Cochin bantam cockerels usually have early comb development.

It's more noticeable in person I guess. Or maybe I'm paranoid lol! I keep comparing pictures of my last two batches of cochins and the males had prominent red combs by 4 weeks, but feathered out the same rate as the females. These two don't look as pullet-ish as my last batches nor do they look as cockerel-ish

 

[Crazy for Chickens!]

Too young.
Please post pics of the comb at six weeks.