Black Australorp or something else

[JordannL]

Midnight Majesty Marans. They come in both feathered and non-feathered feet varieties. Mine are very similar to black australorps, with some subtle differences in the shape of head, beak, comb, and wattles. Also the australorps may have a few white feathers at the tips of their wings while marans don't (my BA are from Hoovers aka hatchery quality, and also ~2.5 months old, so they don't have their adult feathers yet).

For what it's worth, I have 2.5 month old MMM, and none of them have red leakage on the chest. They are completely black on their feathers. Sexlinks often do have some leakage.

Side views of the bird standing normally and side views of head might help determine. There are some body shape differences as well that you can sometimes see.

Also egg color might help, if you have it yet.

No eggs yet! She's about 3 months old right now.