french black copper marans

Ok, so I've got these two, 4wk old fancy bcms. I am half convinced one is a cockerel and the other is a pullet. The thing is the one who looks and behaves like a pullet is quite bigger than the "cockerel". The "cockerel" is way feistier and more challenging to my other isbar cockerels. Also...

Hi All! Our broody French Black Copper Marans hen, Rowena, has been sitting on stone eggs for ten days now and is super broody. She is a year old and has been broody about six times already. Since we don't have a rooster, we've had to break her, but this time we thought bit might be fun to let...

(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? No, I’m not new to chickens. When I was very young my mom would get me chick as a seasonal pet because she knows it won’t live long. We lived in the middle of Shanghai city. She didn’t like pets because she thinks they are dirty and...

What's better than a first egg?? :wee Found this little surprise today in the run (not the nest box - naughty girl - but will let it slide because she's new to it 🙄). Hoping it means the rest of the 6.5 month old girls will start laying soon, too. The pullet egg (L) is from a blue-laying EE...

I have three 14 week old roosters I am looking to rehome. There are two 3/4 size double silver laced barnevelders and one standard size French black copper marans. They have been organically fed their entire lives and are in great health. They are friendly and fairly easy to catch for health...

Can you show me your 7 week old French black copper Marans? How do you determine sex in this breed?

What would a French Black Copper Marans Rooster and a Starlight Green Egger Hen cross look like? What would egg Color look like? Any pictures of the cross?

Hi there! My birds are 8 weeks old now and I am feeling like they are hens but this is my first time. The double silver laced Barnevelder is fiesty and has a bit more red in its comb compared to the others so was questioning that. I know time will tell but hoping for some strong opinions one way...

My nine-week-old French Black Copper Marans Roo has not been looking good. He had Coccidiosis a few weeks ago and has been treated. Yesterday we noticed that he has a bunch of yellowish-white stuff stuck to the vent feathers. We quarantined him away from the flock. He's not eating and isn't...

We have 3 baby Maran chicks we hatched from our flock. We know it is early to know the sex, but we have fun guessing with the kids. Would love to know what you think/guess!? First 2 are of our grey Maran which hatched on 4/30. Next 3 are of black and white faced which hatched on 5/8. And last 3...

One of our week-old French Black Copper Marans had Pasty Butt a few days ago, so naturally, we took care of it by running warm water over it's vent. We have done this several times before and it has worked, this time it didn't. The inside of this chick's vent has been clogged and it won't poop...

Hello everyone! Happy day from Luvvie. I'm still getting familiar with my flock but I think she's my French black copper marans. 2 weeks.

I’m looking for any French Black Copper Maran breeders near me. I live in Western Massachusetts so I’d love to learn about any breeders in Mass, Upstate New York, or Vermont—even if they don’t breed Marans. Does anyone know? Thanks!

I know that shipped eggs are a risk. I completely get it! But I can’t help but feel disappointed. I spent a good bit of money on 6 FBCM eggs from a well-known breeder. When they arrived the box was slightly smooshed. When I unwrapped everything, the breeder had sent me an extra egg! Wahoo...

Ok. I blew it. I know to use Welsummers now, but that doesn't help with the chicks I have. Can sex because they are all black. If one gets a crest, that would make it a pullet - right? I think that because some are starting too and I'm thinking that might be the dominant trait from dad. At...

Hey guys! I'm looking for a black copper marans cockerel or rooster hatched from a DARK brown egg. I have some splash girlies that would love a male friend! I'd prefer to pick up at least semi locally but I would be willing on paying for shipment if necessary. I'm located in Miami Florida. I...

Hello Everyone. I am looking to replentish my coop with some new hens as mine are getting very old. I would like a dozen or so French Marans. I would prefer pullets, but I'll take chicks or even hatching eggs, Anyone local or with the ability to ship to LA 90068? Any help or advice would be...

I am looking to rehome several FBCM cockerels 8 weeks old, as well as several Olive Egger Roosters. I received a few too many from my last straight run order with the amount of hens I have. These all came from Chicken Scratch Poultry in Illinois and are some very handsome Roos. If anyone in the...

I have two that need to be rehomed. They are friendly 3 mos old boys from a breeder, not a hatchery. Located near Memphis, TN.

I'm totally new to chickens. We have 9 chickens in the coop and two are fbcm roosters and one sizzle rooster. We plan to thin out the roosters soon. The Marans are 3 weeks older than most of the flock except I have one Marans hen that is the same age. One of the fbcm rooster just started to get...