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    Olive Egger Sexing Help

    So I reached out to the breeder and it may actually be a Cuckoo Maran, not a Black Copper Maran. Would that change the conversation on that barring?
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    Olive Egger Sexing Help

    Great info. I’be been pretty sure they were male for 5-6 weeks now, but have been holding out hope. It’s my 3rd attempt to add olive eggers to my flock and I’ve never got a hen.
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    Olive Egger Sexing Help

    Black Copper Maran
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    Olive Egger Sexing Help

    Missed the face shot. They look like cockerels in the face, but I can’t pick out the saddle feathers or hackles yet….
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    Olive Egger Sexing Help

    Alright, here they are at about 10 weeks old. Same 2 chicks in the pictures. Still am not sure, but leaning toward cockerels. I have seen them raising their hackle feathers and sparring a bit with each other. Very friendly to me, but maybe that’s a bad sign as they aren’t remotely intimidated...
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    Olive Egger Sexing Help

    I got two new olive eggers this year and I’m looking for help in sexing them. Father is supposed to be a BCM. Mother is unknown. Photo labeled number 1 is chick 1 at 5 weeks. Number 2 is the same chick at 7 weeks. Some red in the comb, barred look, energetic. Number 3 and 4 are or chick...
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