Thanks for the comment. I'm crossing my fingers (though I realize it either is or isn't), and am very hopeful. It sure would be great if I got my Marans anyway - even if just the cockrel. I've got some Easter Eggers and wouldn't mind crossing them to produce some "Olive Eggers".
Back in September, when ordering chicks from a well known hatcery for this spring, I included 3 Black Copper Marans chicks - 1 cockrel/2 pullets. On the morning of the hatch (4/1) I received a call from the hatchery informing me that "the Marans didn't hatch" and to please call if I was willing...