Gender validation - Standard Cochins and a Splash Polish - around 5-6wks old.

[nicolewk]

I have 3 standard Cochin chicks and one Polish who I am thinking are male, but I wanted to get some confirmation from folks who know better than me because I'm wrong all the time

Are all of these little punks cockerels like I am thinking?

First is the one I am most confident about: Lacy, the Golden Laced Cochin.

Then there is Thunder who is a Splash Cochin

Last for the Cochins is Rosie the Partridge Cochin who's photo also features Lacy in the background.

Finally, there is Elvira the Splash Polish who has some significant wattle action going on.

What say you?

 

[Tookie]

Sorry to say this but I'm pretty sure they're all cockerels. They have a lot of comb and wattles at that age. Quite red too.

 

[FattySmough]

All cockerels.

 

[Bigtom Turkey]

All male.

 

[Rabbit22]

I have 3 standard Cochin chicks and one Polish who I am thinking are male, but I wanted to get some confirmation from folks who know better than me because I'm wrong all the time

Are all of these little punks cockerels like I am thinking?

First is the one I am most confident about: Lacy, the Golden Laced Cochin.
View attachment 3207257Then there is Thunder who is a Splash CochinView attachment 3207259
Last for the Cochins is Rosie the Partridge Cochin who's photo also features Lacy in the background.
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Finally, there is Elvira the Splash Polish who has some significant wattle action going on.
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What say you?

They're beautiful would love to have a couple of those.

 

[Painted Calls]

All are cockerels.

 

[nicolewk]

Thanks everyone! Hoping to keep at least 2 of them but we'll see.

 

[nicolewk]

Maybe I am just paranoid at this point, but is Lemonade here a late blooming cockerel?! The others i posted above are all so much more developed but the other Cochin pullets do not have such suspicious wattles.

Below is another White Cochin who I think is a pullet and you can see one of the obvious cockerels behind her:

And just to update for people like me who troll these forums to figure out what breed or gender their babies are, here are a couple I posted about before, now at 6.5 weeks:

 

[junior67]

My Cochin roo was so easy to tell around 4 weeks old. Wonder if all Cochins are easy. I now have a Cochin)EE cross that I wish was that easy. Lol