my Marans pullet has much, much darker coloring than either of those two chickens.
maybe one of your boys is just a late bloomer? or perhaps the bigger roo established dominance from an earlier age- not letting the others get to as much food/water/etc., stunting their growth some?
maybe one of your boys is just a late bloomer? or perhaps the bigger roo established dominance from an earlier age- not letting the others get to as much food/water/etc., stunting their growth some?