Standard Cochin Pullets?

[fowlosophy]

Greetings! Long time lurker, first time poster here. Thank you all so much for this invaluable resource. I have learned so much!

I was wondering if someone with more experience could help me confirm that my 4 standard cochin are pullets? They were purchased from McMurray Hatchery as day-old females. They are 7 weeks old (hatched 4/28). One white, one black, and two partridge. They all feathered very differently from each other. They all displayed thin red wattles at 3 weeks. They all have spur buds. All of their combs turn pink at the base when they get excited; but for the most part, all of their combs are small and yellow. One of the partridge is displaying a more 'penciled' pattern and the other partridge is displaying a more 'barred' pattern. I have been totally obsessing over this... so I hope you can help put my mind at ease?

Four small combs:

Four body shots:

Black and White side-by-side:

Two partridge side-by-side:

Partridge with more barring:

Partridge with more penciling:

White:

Black:

Pics aren't the greatest and somewhat washed out, but hopefully you get the general idea....

Thank you so much for any comments or guesses you may have!!! I really appreciate your help!

 

[sourland]

Right now all appear to be pullets.

 

[birdlover2]

They all look to be hens, especially the two partridge and the one black cochin. The one that may be a roo is the White Cochin, but I've never had White Cochins before, so I would defer to someone with more experiance with them.

 

[fowlosophy]

Right now all appear to be pullets.

Thank you for your reply! -And thank you for the Welcome!

 

[fowlosophy]

They all look to be hens, especially the two partridge and the one black cochin. The one that may be a roo is the White Cochin, but I've never had White Cochins before, so I would defer to someone with more experiance with them.

Thank you for your input! The white one is the largest, has the biggest legs, and is the most skittish. Oddly though, it has the smallest comb.... Fingers crossed they all do turn out to be hens!

 

[birdlover2]

Thank you for your input! The white one is the largest, has the biggest legs, and is the most skittish. Oddly though, it has the smallest comb.... Fingers crossed they all do turn out to be hens!

Yes, I only said it may be rooster because its comb looks more reddish than the others to me, but they're all probably hens let us know if that's the case when u find out for sure

 

[fowlosophy]

Yes, I only said it may be rooster because its comb looks more reddish than the others to me, but they're all probably hens let us know if that's the case when u find out for sure

Thanks! I will!

 

[Painted Calls]

Pullets..... Adorable pullets.

 

[fowlosophy]

Pullets..... Adorable pullets.

Yay! Thanks for the reply!

 

[Rhodebar Lover]

All look like pullets, except possibly the darker colored Partridge one. Can you get a picture of the chest? Here are my Partridge Brahmas, pullet and cockerel at 4.5 weeks of age showing off the difference of the sexes of the variety. Males get darker chests feathers while the females exhibit clear pencilling. Even the males get some pencilled feathers at first, but gradually the dark, solid colors take over.