Blue Copper Maran? Mixed? Gender?? Help!

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lizzytroy

lizzytroy

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Hello! I have two young chickens, around 6 months old. They were either included in a lot of cockrels that we got for meat, or they were in a lot of Black Copper Maran pullets that we got at the same time. I can't remember which group they are from.

Bird #1
400


Bird #2
400

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I thought they were Blue Copper Marans, but someone in a Facebook group said they might be mixed breed chickens. So far, in said group, the vote is both cockrels: 1 to both hens: 2

I Would appreciate your insight! Thanks!
 
Very likely hatchery quality blue copper marans cockerels. 'Rooster' feathers are starting to show in their hackles, saddle, and wing coverlets.
 
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They're all cockerels, that's for sure. hens won't have that coloring, with the red on the wings.

they could easily be poor quality blue Marans. The red leakage is excessive and a good breeder would have culled them from being breeding stock. They still taste great, though.
 
donrae said:
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They're all cockerels, that's for sure. hens won't have that coloring, with the red on the wings.

they could easily be poor quality blue Marans. The red leakage is excessive and a good breeder would have culled them from being breeding stock. They still taste great, though.
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Agreed
 
Thanks, everyone! I trust the source I got them from, so they probably came in the lot of meat birds. Yes, they were hatchery birds. I didn't want to accidentally slaughter a hen!!
 

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