french black copper marans with white feathers????????

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I was going to make a post about this but see someone else already started one. I bought a dozen eggs from a local hatchery (whom I've bought from before and got awesome birds from) of Black and Blue French copper Marans. He hatched them out for me and gave me the chicks. Upon inspection they looked the way they should but now (4 weeks later, got them when they were 2-3 weeks) I've noticed two of the Black's have white pinion feathers. They don't seem to have white anywhere else but have a white feather on one side of thier body. Does this mean they aren't pure like I thought? I've bought Marans from him before (seen his parent birds but THIS dozen was bought from a friend of his) so did I get duped or does this just sometimes happen?
 
kissofcrimson said:
I was going to make a post about this but see someone else already started one. I bought a dozen eggs from a local hatchery (whom I've bought from before and got awesome birds from) of Black and Blue French copper Marans. He hatched them out for me and gave me the chicks. Upon inspection they looked the way they should but now (4 weeks later, got them when they were 2-3 weeks) I've noticed two of the Black's have white pinion feathers. They don't seem to have white anywhere else but have a white feather on one side of thier body. Does this mean they aren't pure like I thought? I've bought Marans from him before (seen his parent birds but THIS dozen was bought from a friend of his) so did I get duped or does this just sometimes happen?
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Don't worry until after the Juve molt at 4-5 months.
 
Same here. I have 7 day old CBM and they have white feathers.
I'm glad I read it all.
I have just had my first hatch.

I had a broody hybrid and bought some eggs for her.
3 CBM &3 Light Sussex.

They all hatched !
I thought I had bought copper Blue Maran but they are dark, and one is black!
 
following. My only black copper maran has a single streak of white feathers on wings too like above pic close up.
 
My Black Copper Maran pullets had these when they were young like yours but as they got there grown up feathers and the white ones fell out. Sometimes that happens. Time will tell.
 

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