Pullet or cockerel? Six week old bantam cochins

[ChicklandiaOR]

I have 3 six-week old bantam cochins. I'm thinking at this point that the barred cochin is male, the white cochin is female, but I'm not sure about the partridge cochin. Any thoughts?

#1 - Barred cochin, #2 - white cochin, #3 partridge cochin

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

Partridge looks male too with those darker feathers coming in on the shoulders. White is your only pullet.

 

[Lazy Farmer]

Partridge looks male too with those darker feathers coming in on the shoulders. White is your only pullet.

X2

 

[ChicklandiaOR]

Thanks...that's what I thought. I got an assortment of 7 straight run chicks (3 bantam cochins, a silkie, 2 lavender ameraucanas and 1 blue laced red wyandotte)...4 of them are male

 

[Monday's momma]

Can't tell I was almost sure I had all roos at 6 weeks turned out only had 1 just keep praying

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

Thanks...that's what I thought. I got an assortment of 7 straight run chicks (3 bantam cochins, a silkie, 2 lavender ameraucanas and 1 blue laced red wyandotte)...4 of them are male

Why I never do straight run. I have bad luck too.

 

[Foxslayer16]

X3

 

[ButtonquailGirl14]

Partridge looks male too with those darker feathers coming in on the shoulders. White is your only pullet.

x2.... i did strait run. i am pretty sure i have mostly pullets, but that could change.

 

[ChicklandiaOR]

Why I never do straight run. I have bad luck too.

On top of that, the males were my favorites, of course

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

On top of that, the males were my favorites, of course

Males are always more friendly up front as chicks. They often turn into dingleberries as they sexually mature. Females often are more reserved as chicks but become nice and friendly as they sexually mature. So those males will be driving you bonkers soon grabbing girls, and strutting their stuff.