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    Any insight as to breed(s)?

    They aren’t particularly common so I’d assume not. They aren’t generally bred by hatcheries so it would be weird to find bad quality ones. More likely crosses. Just to clarify, when I say bad quality, it’s just about arbitrary breed standard traits, not against their health etc.
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    International Black Copper Marans Thread - Breeding to the SOP

    Chanel is obsessed with watching the babies, it almost feels like she knows that they’re hers, even though she had nothing to do with hatching.I’m hoping all the offspring have missed inheriting the big comb spike, because her comb is quite neat other than that.
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    International Black Copper Marans Thread - Breeding to the SOP

    Joannie is feathering in very slowly, but is a tab bigger than the cuckoos. Tiny dark comb. Her beak is long and hooked at the end. Very faint copper on hackles, dark blue eyes. Very subtle mossiness on wings, not noticeable unless looking for it. Mossiness might not be ideal for Black coppers...
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    International Black Copper Marans Thread - Breeding to the SOP

    The BCM cockerel. Copper on hackles and breast, bigger comb than Wellington. Quite typical of my BCM cockerels, much like Loki at this age. Longer and fuller type than Loki, improved by Chanel’s genetics. Assuming he is doomed to squirrel tail, but only time will tellI’m doubtful but if I...
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    International Black Copper Marans Thread - Breeding to the SOP

    Update on the English Dark Cuckoos. Wellington's Face is reddening fast, his undercolour is pale blue, as it’s supposed to be. He’s a bit squarer than the others, maybe he’ll grow out of it.Mole is longer in type, her pattern is a tad smokey but maybe her adult feathers will be more in line with...
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    Any insight as to breed(s)?

    I’m guessing Orpington x Cochin. (Or Australorp x Cochin.) They do look like US quality Orpis, but those foot feathers are very long in most of them. A marans shouldn’t have shank feathers this long, nor should their legs be entirely blue. Their feathers are more in line with my Brahma crosses...
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    Chick losing feathers?

    This is just a result of the skin growing quicker than the feathers. It happens in some slower feathering strains. It’s not a loss of feathers, more a gain of unfeathered skin. When the neck hackles grow in, they will cover these patches.
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    International Black Copper Marans Thread - Breeding to the SOP

    After seeing Wellington’s comb today, I’m back to thinking 11 is a pullet. I’m liking her type, she seems to just keep growing longer. Very long and low.
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    BBS Marans chicks

    I always think this, and then get slow feathering females and quick feathering males, so I always like to wait. But of course, it depends on the strain, maybe this one is more reliable than mine.
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    BBS Marans chicks

    Way too young to tell at this age my friend. I’d wait till 4-5 weeks before we can accurately tell. I always think I have it sussed with wing and tails and then they grow up and it’s all different, so I’d wait for the faces to tell you. Feel free to update us on the International Marans...
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    International Black Copper Marans Thread - Breeding to the SOP

    The confusing one (11) and cockerel this yeartwo cockerels from 2023, one had a redder comb and the other smaller and yellow. It also had white spots on its breast, juts like this one. In fact, they seem like a reincarnation of this pair. This makes me lean cockerel for 11. I’m hoping not though.
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    Breed and gender identification

    They do range in tone, so it’s definitely possible if those guys are sapphire gems.
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    Breed and gender identification

    By the range of colours I’m guessing Orpington, two buffs, two lavenders, a black and a blue. At least that’s all I can see. Can’t see their combs well enough to decide sex, but I think the blue (dark grey) in the top photo is a boy.
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    Turkens?

    I know that in the Mediterranean before the Cornish X Rock became standard, Transylvanian naked necks were using naked necks to produce broilers to cope with warm conditions. Maybe something similar is the reason for these. That being said, I don’t think the ones in this post are them, I see...
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    BlueTheBrahma’s thread!

    The olive egger, unfortunately cockerel looking with that big red comb. @Chooks man I know you like the deep blue eyes, look at this guy. Bright, teal blue eyes. The lighting doesn’t show them off well. His sire Freddy had red eyes as an adult. Hopefully I get more luck with the next set of...
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