I think this is a bantam cochin. Gender? *LOTS of pics*

[Critter Crazed]

Hi.

I made a board about this little chicky a week or two ago but I think gender was too early to tell. S/he is older and I think I should be able to get the gender of her/him. Someone told me s/he thought s/he was a pullet. And I thought so too. But now its comb is getting bigger and pinker and I see wattles growing. Please help. This chick is my all time FAVORITE and it's the only chick I have that likes to be held. Actually prefers to be held! I can't keep roos.

It's behavior as a chick seemed maybe a bit rooish. I saw it doing the chest bumping thing a little bit. As it got older though it stopped. It got a lot sweeter and now EVERYONE picks on it. (all the chicks) The banty has 9 silkie "siblings" that I all hatched at the same time and they've been together since day one. The silkies keep pecking at her/him. A lot it seems.

Her/his chirp seems very high pitched and just.. CUTE!

Very curious. Very friendly.

OK images now! Lol! The chick is 5 weeks old tomorrow. I took the most updated picture today.

One day old!!!

One week or so old. Maybe 5 days.

1.5 to 2 weeks old.

Big gap in age right here. Sorry!

3.5 to 4 weeks old.

5 weeks old!

S/he wanted a closeup LOL.

Sorry it's blurry but I thought it would be nice to see the wattles.

Any help would be GREATLY appreciated. Even guesses.

Thank you!!! OH and if anyone can help me with my 5 week old Silkies' gender please PM me or ask here, I'll put up photos but I figured they are too young to tell. I do have photos of them that I took today as well.

 

[Critter Crazed]

No one can help me even a little bit?

I have more pictures of the banty at 4 weeks if you need them...

Someone pleeeeaaaase help?

 

[The Wolf Queen]

Yep hes a self or splash cochin.

 

[PurpleChicken]

Cute little guy.

Sure, he's a bantam cochin.

 

[Critter Crazed]

Oh no.. he?

I was afraid of that.

 

[quiltnchik]

Sure looks like a little roo to me, albeit a very cute little roo!

 

[Chickie Mamma]

If it makes you feel better, I was thinking girl... But I am usually wrong. Out of about 100 guesses, maybe 10 were right.

So everyone bets against me now.

 

[Double-T-Family-Farm]

Rooster for sure..

sorry

 

[cthrash1]

A little Self Blue(or some call it Lavender) Cochin bantam cockerel. I used to have a self blue pullet

 

[Critter Crazed]

Okay... thanks for the replies everyone...

Just wondering. What makes everyone think it's a cockerel? How red the comb is?

Is there any chance at all that my baby is a pullet?

Thanks Chickie Mama.

What makes you say pullet? I thought pullet because I thought cochin cockerels would have bigger combs and wattles than that but.. guess not.

Oh man.