Black Copper Marans or Olive Eggers? Please help

[SGH]

Hi, I ordered Black Copper Marans and Olive Eggers in the same hatchery order, and I can not tell them apart. If anyone can help me, I’d so much appreciate it.

Hatch date of October 30th so 5 1/2 weeks right now.

To make matters worse, the chicks had a hard trip and I lost quite a few black chicks. Hatchery reshipped replacements of more Olive Eggers, so I don’t even know how many Marans I should have.

I asked hatchery for any assistance, and they said Olive Eggers should have yellow / slate legs while the Marans should have grey / slate legs.

“I” can’t see anything yellow. I see some pink / slate / black.

Also, I put the purple bands on a couple I thought were Marans… but now I’m wondering if I’m wrong

 

[Tstraub]

Marans should have pink or slate legs. I think I can see beard feathers on at least one of the pictures. Marans won’t have fuzzy cheeks. Olive Eggers don’t necessarily need to have the beard feathers but it’s pretty common.
Edit to add
I can’t see all of the combs clearly enough but marans will have straight combs olive Eggers will likely have pea combs but straight is possible

 

[SGH]

I will try and get better pics of combs. If anyone sees one that looks like a copper maran, that is what I need to know.

 

[SGH]

Marans should have pink or slate legs. I think I can see beard feathers on at least one of the pictures. Marans won’t have fuzzy cheeks. Olive Eggers don’t necessarily need to have the beard feathers but it’s pretty common.
Edit to add
I can’t see all of the combs clearly enough but marans will have straight combs olive Eggers will likely have pea combs but straight is possible

 

[SGH]

I’m thinking these are the Marans?

 

[Tstraub]

I’m thinking these are the Marans?

I agree the purple leg bands look like the Marans to me. The one on your first post img5343 is a little pink in the wattles and thick legs so I’m leaning cockerel. I would be interested to see an update in a few weeks.

 

[AMURPHY227]

Hi, I ordered Black Copper Marans and Olive Eggers in the same hatchery order, and I can not tell them apart. If anyone can help me, I’d so much appreciate it.

Hatch date of October 30th so 5 1/2 weeks right now.

To make matters worse, the chicks had a hard trip and I lost quite a few black chicks. Hatchery reshipped replacements of more Olive Eggers, so I don’t even know how many Marans I should have.

I asked hatchery for any assistance, and they said Olive Eggers should have yellow / slate legs while the Marans should have grey / slate legs.

“I” can’t see anything yellow. I see some pink / slate / black.

Also, I put the purple bands on a couple I thought were Marans… but now I’m wondering if I’m wrong

I have BCM's and OE's and EE's.........All of your black ones are the marans. The grey are your olive eggers, and the white one looks like my easter eggers but I suppose could be an OE.

 

[SGH]

I have BCM's and OE's and EE's.........All of your black ones are the marans. The grey are your olive eggers, and the white one looks like my easter eggers but I suppose could be an OE.

They are growing out and given the fluffy cheeks, I’m sure that most of the blacks were Olive Eggers. I believe the hatchery was using Black Copper Marans x Ameraucana crosses.

 

[Galaxy_rules]

Haha the same thing happened to me !

 

[AMURPHY227]

They are growing out and given the fluffy cheeks, I’m sure that most of the blacks were Olive Eggers. I believe the hatchery was using Black Copper Marans x Ameraucana crosses.

That mix should produce some very pretty eggs when the hens start laying!! I plan to breed my BCM roo with my OE and EE, and see the pretty egg colors I can get from those hens!