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    What type is this 10 week old?

    Thank you for the info - I had totally not even put two and two together regarding the leg color! And I didn't know that Marans are homozygous for white skin, very good to know!
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    What type is this 10 week old?

    This chick was sold to us as a Splash Marans. However, while it does have the feathered legs of a Marans, it has a pea comb. It came from a local breeder that specializes in Marans, but also has Ameraucanas and Easter Eggers. This chick doesn't appear to have puffy cheeks or beard. The breeder...
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    11 week old Buff Orpington pulling feathers from other chicks

    She is a Starlight Green Easter Egger. When she was a little chick, she was chipmunk patterned. However, we have another starlight that was a buff chick and is now orange and white. Yours does have a similar feather pattern to mine when she was that age.
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    11 week old Buff Orpington pulling feathers from other chicks

    My 11 week old Orpington (most likely a roo, hasn't crowed yet) is an absolute jerk. I got Orpingtons hearing that even the roos were calm and docile, but this is the meanest chick I've ever had. They are now in a coop at night and free ranging for most of the day. Our flock is 13 hens (15...
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    8 week old Black Copper Marans - pullet or cockerel?

    Well mine did turn out to be a roo and I'm guessing the one in the front might be one too, but the comb isn't as developed as mine were. Unfortunately, I don't have any girls to compare 😕 but I will say, at least in this case my blue did mature quicker than the black.
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    Walking troubles

    I have five 10 day old Marans chicks that I picked up in person from a very reputable, local breeder that I've gotten healthy birds from before. However, 2 of the 5 (and of course it's the two I'm thinking might be hens) were fine for the first 5 days that I had them, but the one (and then...
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    8 week old Black Copper Marans - pullet or cockerel?

    I keep going back and forth on this one. I have a 8 wk old blue Marans that is definitely a cockerel - he has a bigger comb than the one pictured, copper starting to show on his wings and he is starting to crow. This Black definitely has a developed comb (not as much as the other) and is a bit...
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    2 week old rare chicks from Cackle Hatchery

    I got three of these 2 wk old chicks (they are nearly identical), but I can't figure out the breed. They are similar to Welsummers, but more silvery brown and their eye stripes are more distinctive. When I Google Lens, I get Amerucana, Cream Legbar (what I'm hoping for), Easter Egger (but those...
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