Sexing Black Copper Marans

[Jackiebjackie]

Hello there! I have 3 seven week old black copper Marans, and am having trouble with sexing one of them. Here are some pics for comparison:

The one on the top with the red comb is Zeldo, and we know he is a cockerel. The one on the bottom is Morgan, and we know she’s a pullet. However the one in the middle is Sonic, we have trouble with. He/she started out with the biggest comb and we thought Sonic was a boy, but since then the comb growth has stopped, and Sonic is also now the smallest of the three by far.

Next to Zeldo, Sonic looks like such a pullet, but next to Morgan, Sonics comb looks much bigger

We are so curious if Sonic is actually Sonia. Any help and opinions would be so much appreciated! Thanks in advance!

 

[AltonaAcres]

1 cockerel 2 pullets Sonia is a pullet

 

[TheOddOneOut]

Hello there! I have 3 seven week old black copper Marans, and am having trouble with sexing one of them. Here are some pics for comparison:

The one on the top with the red comb is Zeldo, and we know he is a cockerel. The one on the bottom is Morgan, and we know she’s a pullet. However the one in the middle is Sonic, we have trouble with. He/she started out with the biggest comb and we thought Sonic was a boy, but since then the comb growth has stopped, and Sonic is also now the smallest of the three by far.
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Next to Zeldo, Sonic looks like such a pullet, but next to Morgan, Sonics comb looks much bigger
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We are so curious if Sonic is actually Sonia. Any help and opinions would be so much appreciated! Thanks in advance!

You have a trio. As in, one meal, two females.
ETA: one MALE, two females.

 

[The Happster]

one meal, two females

I'm assuming that's auto correct.
My opinion of auto correct has shot skywards.

One cockerel, and two pullets.

 

[TheOddOneOut]

I'm assuming that's auto correct.
My opinion of auto correct has shot skywards.

One cockerel, and two pullets.

Darn! Yup, auto correct.
But such a funny one!

 

[Jackiebjackie]

You have a trio. As in, one meal, two females.
ETA: one MALE, two females.

The funniest autocorrect of all time!

Sonic/Sonia started developing copper before anyone else. I’m guessing with all of your opinions now, that maybe she just bloomed early and the other two developed later and surpassed her!

 

[Jackiebjackie]

Thank you for your replies and expertise! I really lucked out, as we got two Lavender Orpingtons and three Black Copper Marans, all straight run. It seems we have four pullets and one cockerel! Yay!