Sexing Golden Cuckoo Marans

[the simple life]

Can you sex golden cuckoo marans?
I am just wondering because I had 3 hatch and 2 look pretty much the same, brown with lots of yellow all over and yellow on top of the head.
The other one is much much smaller than the other 2, even the face and beak are tiny and this one has less yellow and only a small spot of yellow on the top of the head.
So since there seems to be a major difference in appearance here I am wondering if its due to the sex of the chicks.
Does anyone have any idea if I am on the right track and if so which one do you think is which.

 

[erin0415]

I think so. I think since they carry the cuckoo sex linked genes the males will be lighter. I don't know this from experience, but I have a dozen golden cuckoo marans in my incubator right now, so I have been interested in whether this is true or not.

 

[klf73]

yes, Melissa posted pics of her chicks. The lighter ones are the roos, think it's 3rd pic down in her thread
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=135767

 

[the simple life]

Perfect, thank you. Its exactly what I suspected. They are the cutest little things.

 

[klf73]

yw

can't wait to get mine

 

[the simple life]

They have the most unusual coloring for chicks. They remind me of little calico kitties.
My husband even took notice of them when he peeked in the brooder. He said he had never seen such colorful chicks.
Its amazing how much smaller the girls are than the boys, mine is so much smaller with a tiny little face and beak.
She looks so sweet I just love her.

 

[erin0415]

I can't wait. Mine from Melissa are due to hatch on Tuesday.