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Not from wheatEns. That color would not show the first cross. Really there is no telling what the mix was. There are not good shots to show the whole chicks. My first thought when I saw them was that I was on my BLRW thread, the coloring looked more like those chicks would look...

I don't believe anyone with marans has PROVEN answers. What works for one will not work for another.

He will not get anymore color. Personally I would not use him but I always have a back up or two. Color is hard to get on pullets as it is so using a roo with that coloring will not put copper in the pullets hackles. He is nice and if he is all you have use him, just don't expect color to...

My new layer is laying an egg similar in color but smaller. She has a wry tail but nice copper in her hackles..... I hate to cull her. Maybe the Olive Egger pen??????

Dumb luck! Still too new to know what I am really doing but I do like what I see every year. You may have to trade some with me after I get my house built and can focus on the birds again.

Even birds with feathered shanks will produce some chicks that have clean shanks. They carry the genes to make feathered shanks but don't express them. I prefer to use birds with feathered shanks but I know they carry it so I don't worry too much about how much they have at this point. Bigger...

I don't know if it is recessive or not.... never looked that up.

No.... not true.

Eye color will change when they get older. Eye color is also an easy fix if you pair with a bird with correct color eyes.

The legs should be SLATE but the skin should be white. Any yellow on a juvie is a big no no. (chicks can have yellow legs for a few weeks but any older with it would be a big concern.