Midnight majestic Marans

[sunnie7]

8 weeks old...I’m not really seeing any signs of cockerels but I’ve never had this breed before! Do these look like all pullets?

 

[LadiesAndJane]

Look like all females. I believe the males are barred as it is a sex-linked hybrid.

 

[sunnie7]

Look like all females. I believe the males are barred as it is a sex-linked hybrid.

Ahhhh that makes sense! That’s great news!!! I hatched out some of my own mixed breeds that are a couple weeks younger and I’m very concerned I have lots of boys?!

 

[LadiesAndJane]

Hard to say but difficult to see in these photos. You should try posting them with close up photos individually in the “what gender is this?” thread,
You will get lots of very knowledgeable people answering. Also post their ages. If they are over 12 weeks of age you should also post pictures of the saddle area.

 

[sunnie7]

Hard to say but difficult to see in these photos. You should try posting them with close up photos individually in the “what gender is this?” thread,
You will get lots of very knowledgeable people answering. Also post their ages. If they are over 12 weeks of age you should also post pictures of the saddle area.

They are only 6 weeks so I’ll give them at least 2 more weeks then post!! Thank you

 

[lilmillefleur]

Are Midnight Majestics a cross between cuckoo hens and black copper roosters? If so they should all be females.

 

[Etorb1]

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/thinking-this-is-a-rooster.1390585/

This is a post I made when my birds were almost 3 months old. It was pretty obvious then that the roo was different. I was in denial.

 

[Etorb1]

Also I should add that the other black bird in the picture is a female of the same age.

 

[sunnie7]

Just wanted to post updated photos, I ended up keeping 2 and they are beautiful! I can’t wait to see their egg color. Hopefully soon!

 

[LadiesAndJane]

Beautiful!