Sex my Black Copper Marans!

[wildcrafted]

Chick 1:Ivy (above)
Chick 2: Echo




Chick 3: Pharaoh (confused on this one. Her comb is mostly black except the top spike which is pale yellowish but her wattles are light pink and she is getting splotches red around the eyes...however I caught a rooster pecking her face today so I'm not sure if it is real redness or irritation).

They are all 7.5 weeks old (edited to add age and extra info) Ivy is the only one with any copper so far and is very shy and female seeming. The others are both all black. Also Echo is the biggest and suddenly seems male to me while Pharaoh has always seemed female but her pink wattles and red splotches worry me. All were fast feathering and feathered at the same rate as each other.

 

[Rhodebar Lover]

They all look like pullets

 

[magdelaine]

They all look like pullets

Agreed.

 

[wildcrafted]

Wow! I was sure I would be told Echo and Pharaoh were boys. I would be thrilled to have all pullets since all my olive eggers are cockerels.
These guys have black combs (over-melanized?) so it is difficult to tell but when Echo is in the sun you can see reddish through the black. I'm still a new chicken mama so I don't fully understand the red pink rules. So some pink or red before 8 weeks can still be female? Thanks in advance.

 

[Zanna]

All pullets.

 

[Michael OShay]

They all look like pullets

I agree. )

 

[drumstick diva]

all girls

 

[Gremores]

I can post what I think are boys as I have some that are 6 1/2 weeks and you can easily tell!

 

[wildcrafted]

I can post what I think are boys as I have some that are 6 1/2 weeks and you can easily tell!

That would be fantastic! Thanks everyone for all your input. Would any of you mind explaining how you can tell? I feel like I can usually guess correctly for other people but not for myself.

I took a video this morning where you can clearly see their tails, stance etc. although if that many people say they are girls I guess I should just believe it already! I really appreciate the time you took to help.

(edited to add video link)

 

[Gremores]

That would be fantastic! Thanks everyone for all your input. Would any of you mind explaining how you can tell? I feel like I can usually guess correctly for other people but not for myself.

I took a video this morning where you can clearly see their tails, stance etc. although if that many people say they are girls I guess I should just believe it already! I really appreciate the time you took to help.

(edited to add video link)

So I am saying by their comb size and coloring but this is in comparison to my birds.