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Phew! I didn't know what to say. Well from these images I'd say the only thing would be the width of the back end and tail. Folks say you need a nice 'V' in the back. I'm still of the mind set that you will breed more dark than correctly colored going forward but your girls do have nice hackle...

Their tails look really tight and narrow but I am curious about the breast. Is the white the feather color or are they covered with something as I've never seen Black Coppers with that coloring on their breasts before? Is it paint or ash or something? Their combs look odd and they seem to have...

I understand entirely. It is such a balancing act. I finally moved a male i love type and size wise to my cull pen because his breast is just to colored. Watch the top line of your boy here. The angle seems off and more slanted up than down but it could be just the photo, stance or space he's in

He is very dark. What some term over-melanized. He should have more color on his saddle and shoulders. The lack of saddle color would concern me and I personally would not breed one so dark. My females do not have great hackle color....it would be a road to nowhere. You have to take into account...

I have some questions about shank and foot color. Hoping Don will chip in an opinion What issues would one face with breeding a rooster that has lighter than slate legs? The legs of the siblings are correct What would be worse or better pale legs or colored breast? Comb question - What about...

My hatch rates on shipped and my own BCM eggs picked up when i started dry-incubating. I prefer chick shipments but they are more expensive. I think humidity control is the key.

Heavy outer toe and 2nd toe feathering and some copper on chest? Too much copper vice too dark? Think i see what may turn out to be a "fly-out" comb? Smaller versus larger? Very heavy shank feathers versus barely there? How slow feathering is too slow? Late maturing roo features versus early...

I bought my Splash Marans eggs from ebay. Blue Water Ranch. The birds turned out great and egg color was about 4-5. I bought some Bresse and never received them...took a year to get my refund. Bought some BCMs... they did not hatch....I prefer buying live chicks now. But thinking I should hatch...

Don, is this the reason for the difference in the fluff on my 2 BCM hens? With one being black and the other more brown in tone? Or what and where does the off color appear like? Thanks.

Ihilani Coffee is not saying you wont get blacks, you will. But, if you are breeding Black you do not want to use blacks bred from blues. You can use those in a true BBS program. Breeding black should be done only using blacks bred from blacks. Most people who are looking to breed Black Coppers...

How bad is this? Should I just cull them now? The black boy is huge with great shank feathering but already showing spots of color in his hackle even though he is still not fully feathered in and the Blue is nicely feathered on the shanks. Blue boy wing spread

Congratulations to the both of you. I was in the Marine Corps as was my husband and my two eldest served in the Navy as did their dad, my ex-husband who retired from the Navy. It's something we are all proud of having done. I have 4 boys and 1 grandson so may still be more in line. Have a...

I don't have a lot of chick pics of the Marans but they did not look as you describe in your post. They had the typical tuxedo. I do not think the breeders of the eggs from which these birds hatched would have mixed the birds. I will think about letting them grow out but the leg feathering on...

I know the photo is a bit blurry but forgot to change out the lens. I am going to rehome my BCM rooster to a friend who wants to make Sex-linked EEs but can anyone tell me why the breast feathers are coming in with white tips? I have 2 older ones and both have this issue. I have some blues...

We have a gentleman here that has been selling Cottage Hill Marans since 2011 and now he has other brand names attached to them like James Meeks and Tommy White from 2012. His prices are high and range from $30 to $40 for day old chicks to $100 - $200 for special adults. The photos on his...

I have a friend that swears by them and another that thinks they don't allow the eggs proper air circulation. I've never tried them but have received eggs packed in them. I cannot recall my hatch rate however.

Pullet eggs. The darkest is my first BCM egg from my Wynette pullets I hatched the end of last summer. Very happy.

Does is matter how light/white the splash coloring is? Would it be better to choose one with more blue feathers showing in the body than lighter all over feathering? I have 2 and the one with the best leg feathering has less color, being more white. The darker boy is also the bigger Alpha but...

6 Splash and 8 Black Copper in the brooder today. Insert Smiley face here. I have 8 additional Black Coppers in the brooder from The Fancy Chick so I"m back! Feeling very happy today. I love Marans and have so missed them these last few months and now looking forward to next spring.