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    Sapphire Gem Olive Eggers

    I regularly breed F1 crosses of s splash Marans rooster over double Crested Cream Legbars. I always end up with a Blue Bird that is sex linked, and lays a nice, light olive egg, with a single comb and a crest. Half get leg feathering also. They look like your chicks ;-) The BC1 to a splash...
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    What Will Happen Next?

    Awesome response! I could not ask for more information :-) So basically since I have his sister's already, he's mostly just going to be a handsome yard ornament. Doesn't sound like he'll be able to offer me much that I can't get from his dad and his sisters. That helps me agonizing over my...
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    What Will Happen Next?

    I have a beautiful Splash Copper Marans Roo. I mean gorgeous! And such a doll to humans and his girls. While I'm not specifically trying breed much for now, I do want pretty eggs :P so I hatched out some of his eggs from my Crested Cream Legbars for Olive Eggers. I have three of his daughters...
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    Splash Marans over CCL?

    Thanks!!!!!
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    Splash Marans over CCL?

    Thank you for helping me :-) So blue babies. The males would be barred. Could they be sexed by color at hatch?
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    Splash Marans over CCL?

    That is what I thought. He, and one female, are splash. I am aware how this will affect the other Marans, but am curious about the cross with the CCLs. Thanks for confirming that :D So the F1 babies would be auto sexing and splash-y?
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    Splash Marans over CCL?

    You got a novice here... Is there a difference between a splash marans and splash copper marans? In any case, they clutch was supposed to be a blue copper marans batch, but I ended up with two splash chicks, one male, one female (three blue pullets and tow blue cockerels). I have a small...
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    Splash Marans over CCL?

    As a SUPER newby to chicken genetics, what phenotype would I get with a splash Marans roo over CCL hens? Offspring color? I am assuming eggs would be olive out of a hen, but am I wrong? Thanks in advance!!!!
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    Chocolate projects?

    Me too!
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    New, old member

    I MAY geek out on chicken stuff often enough that my friends begin rolling their eyes the second I mention chickens or eggs.
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    They really are cute, big, fluffballs! :P
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    Candling Marans Eggs

    Thanks :-) I was just hoing there was some majis trick I just didn't know about :P
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    My three Light Brahmas are soooo prolific and fluffy! I appreciate what they are and do, but they are my least friendly of the bunch. But they give me beautiful eggs!
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    Thank you!
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    Thanks!
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