They are only 7 wks old also and obviously aren't laying so I know their legs are not fading. Hopefully as they get older there will be a little more of a difference and I get at least 1 laying dark eggs:)
I've heard that some br's are showing up with whiter legs from hatcheries. This is where I'm also confused if that is true. They honestly look identical. Should the br's have "more" barring then the Marans? I'm new to this so I have a lot of questions.
I ordered 3 BR chicks and 2 cuckoo Marans chicks. One passed away at 2 days old and I have 3 of the remaining 4 that I can't tell apart(one of the 4 has definite barring)
They have a little black on their beaks 2 have very light yellow legs with slate/black on the front and one has white legs...