Is my Cuckoo Maran a roo?

[lindseyloveschickens26]

View attachment 1434724 View attachment 1434723 Here’s our cuckoo. I believe she’s about 4 weeks or so, we got her from a feed store that labeled the lot of chicks “pullets” but of course that might not be guaranteed. I did some research beforehand and picked the chick with the most defined white spot and darkest feathers! But as the chick grows, her feather colors are lightening. She’s very loud and dominant, but she’s also the oldest of all our chicks. Please help! Is she a HE?

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

Your photos aren't showing. Generally 4 weeks is too early to tell the sex. Usually 6-10 weeks is best.

 

[Folly's place]

Welcome! Your photos aren't coming up yet. Try again.
Mary

 

[GT27]

Your pics won’t show up

 

[lindseyloveschickens26]

Okay let me try again. This is my first post on BYC!

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

I was wrong. That looks like a little rooster.

 

[Redhead Rae]

I was wrong. That looks like a little rooster.

X2. Any bird with a comb that big and red at 4 weeks is 99.9% sure to turn out as a cockerel.

 

[KikiLeigh02]

X3 Comb and coloring both say cockerel.

 

[lindseyloveschickens26]

Ahhhh darn it. When the normal age for combs to appear? And I thought cuckoo cockerels were for sure a silver color not black..?

 

[Redhead Rae]

Ahhhh darn it. When the normal age for combs to appear? And I thought cuckoo cockerels were for sure a silver color not black..?

It depends a lot on the breed and comb type. For single combs (like the maran has) they start differentiating between 6-10 weeks.

Cuckoo is another word for barred. Your little guy has barring.