black copper maran chick

[tomcatvmp]

age 10-11 weeks estimate. I convinced myself its a cockerel but a byc member has cast some doubt so what do you think Arthur or Martha.

 

[Rowsdower]

It looks like a pullet to me, but those Marans can be tricky.

ETA: that looks like a cuckoo Marans, not a BCM.

 

[tracecom]

It doesn't look like a BCM chick to me. None of mine have been speckled with white. As to sex, it's hard to tell, but I guess male.

 

[BantamLover21]

I'm leaning towards pullet, but it is not a Black Copper Marans, or even a Cuckoo Marans. Those breeds/varieties don't have crests, which your chick shows.

 

[Rowsdower]

I'm leaning towards pullet, but it is not a Black Copper Marans, or even a Cuckoo Marans. Those breeds/varieties don't have crests, which your chick shows.

How did I look at the comb and not see the crest? lol I'd wager that someone was working on Olive Eggers, perhaps using legbar genetics.

 

[Wyandottes7]

I'm leaning towards pullet, but it is not a Black Copper Marans, or even a Cuckoo Marans. Those breeds/varieties don't have crests, which your chick shows.

Agreed.

 

[tomcatvmp]

thanks for the advice what breed are we looking at? a mix maybe I'd be interested to know. it was with another chick that died I was told one was cockerel but not which, the other chick was not speckled and had copper ends to the feathers. it also didn't have a crest. maybe this can help identify it and also explains why I thought it was a bcm.

 

[Rowsdower]

thanks for the advice what breed are we looking at? a mix maybe I'd be interested to know. it was with another chick that died I was told one was cockerel but not which, the other chick was not speckled and had copper ends to the feathers. it also didn't have a crest. maybe this can help identify it and also explains why I thought it was a bcm.

That sounds more like a BCM. And I'd wager that this one was bred from Marans as well, possible from a legbar or legbar mix. People like to breed Marans to blue egg laying birds to get birds that lay an olive egg. Cream Legbars lay a blue egg and are crested. Let us know what color eggs she lays.

 

[tomcatvmp]

its been a week so here's some updated pics

 

[tomcatvmp]

really no one? there are too many people on this site to make these forums useful !!!