Wheaten Marans- cockerel or pullet?

[tom e]

I had a bunch of wheaten marans shipped to me, bought more than I needed so that I could get the minimum number, and just figured I'd sell the extra pullets. Anyway, as they developed I was pretty confident of who my boys/girls were. Most of the boys are mostly black now, but one is sort of mixed- reddish and black. I had separated boys from girls just to get them all more room as they were outgrowing their first coop. I sold three girls and snatched them out of the girls' coop late last night while they were roosting.
Today the lady sent me pictures of the ones I sent her and as I was looking at one of them, I was thinking that it looks like it has a lot of black on it. Not as much as the others I have (known roos) but more than the rest of the girls. I hope I didn't send her a rooster on accident. Comb is not a bit different than all the pullets, and all my little cockerels have pretty noticably larger combs already.
Pictures are: 1- of the two I'm positive are pullets, and two photos of the bird in question (solo).

What do you folks think?

 

[tom e]

For a comparison, here is one of the KNOWN cockerels I have in my yard. With a little pullet standing behind him.

 

[tom e]

And now, having posted that one, I almost feel like I've answered my own question. Maybe just needed to see them next to each other..

 

[hdowden]

first set is of all pullets

 

[hdowden]

to me their coloring seems off :/ but i havent really seen wheaten marans their color looks more of a buff than wheaten but again it might just be me

 

[tom e]

I'm sure they are wheatens, but I can't vouch for the color being completely as it should. They are new to me too! I thought the one was looking a bit like the boys looked when they first started turning darker, but having seen these pictures next to each other, I'm not too concerned about that sex anymore. If the one is a rooster, he's having serious hormonal issues, lol. I think it's more likely that she just has a bit more black in her feathers than her sisters do.

 

[BlueCamas]

They look like pullets to me

 

[tom e]

Any Marans people want to comment on the color? I got these from a gentleman named Ben Porter that Bev Davis recommended to me. I'm pretty happy with them, wondering if that one girl might be similar to what people have been talking about in the wheaten marans thread; the dark ones that folks use to breed good roosters?

 

[Bangarang64]

the first two are pullets, but they look very red for Wheatens.
Could you post a few more pictures of them ?

 

[tom e]

I think I will just post in the other thread where they are likely to get more wheaten keepers viewing them.. But coming right up!