Golden Cuckoo Marans

[Huehue09]

Hi, guys! I live in the middle of nowhere in the mountains of Guatemala and while buying some chicks a few weeks ago, the seller plunked these two cuties in my box and said I should have them because they're rare here. I'm pretty sure they're Golden Cuckoo Marans, but can anyone tell me what sex they are? I've read so many different things, much of it conflicting. These guys are 10 weeks old.

 

[Gray Farms]

Not Marans, leg color is wrong.

 

[JadeFarms]

They look like bielefelders. They are both boys.

 

[TheOddOneOut]

Bielefelders, and boys. He lied to you. They are an auto-sexing breed.

 

[LadiesAndJane]

Sorry you were cheated. They are beautiful boys. Bielefelder lay a nice dark brown egg, though not as dark as a Marans. Maybe you can use one or both in your flock. They are a large dual purpose breed. Oh, and they probably are rare where you live. They are fairly new to the US as well.

 

[LadiesAndJane]

Photo of grown rooster below (from the internet) for comparison to your young fellas.

And a grown hen

 

[The Happster]

Both are cockerels.
Bielefelders cockerels can look very similar to GCM.They're both beautiful breeds.

It's a shame you didn't get a pair.

 

[SBFChickenGirl]

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/bielefelder-over-rir-sex-links.1410696/

I have Bielefelders and it does look like you got two cockerels. The link above was a question I posted about getting sex-linked chicks. Maybe it will be helpful to you.

 

[Chickenhappy8708]

Cute boys, very pretty. Sorry that guy would plop two cockerels in that box.

Oh, and welcome to BYC!

 

[Huehue09]

Thanks so much for all your help! Once I looked them up, it did make sense that they were bielefelders because we did have a large influx of German immigrants here back in the day. The thing is that the Bielefelders are an auto-sexing breed, and in all the photos I saw of the little chicks, they were far more blonde. My guys were born black. In the photo below, the 2 on the right are the chicks in question; the one on the left is a Plymouth Rock female, I think. Still think they're Bielefelders? It's so odd that I have 8 new babies, and I am SURE I have some roos in the mix, but no one is crowing. They are 10 weeks old.