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I haven't noticed this trait in this breed. I find that all my males feather in at the same rate, sometimes faster than the pullets. I always go by early comb development, males tend to show themselves very early,. I typically start noticing males at by 2 weeks of age.
I can appreciate the need to limit scope and have faced that same need to prioritize. I guess I'm focused on the egg color and am satisfied with two pens of mixed blue and black coppers at this point. Does anyone think the egg color takes longer to develop than the feather options?
My pullets are laying- the dark one is my first egg from my Marans pullets. The eggs were from Wynette. Can't say how psyched I am to start hatching this spring. The others are either Jubilee, Barnevelders or Splash Marans and a Cream Legbar. Gonna post this elsewhere. To excited to keep it to myself. Thanks for the great eggs Wynette!!
ETA: Would it be a good idea to use my BCM boy from the same eggs over my Splash girls to make a blue rooster and blue hens. What would be the best route to creating a blue flock? Should I then take the blue boys over the black and Splash hens or the BCM over his blue daughters and my original Splash hens. Or take my Splash boy over everyone - black, blue and splash?
I think I am starting to think I need two more pens but so do not want to get too big again. I love the blacks but don't want to keep a lot of birds overwinter so I am thinking more and more that blue/splash is the way to go and then concentrate on type and egg color.
in the discussion for early "tells", does anyone have thoughts on tail feathers being indicative of boys or girls?