Black copper maran or black australorp?

[Mamatomany123]

These babies are driving me crazy. From my research, I'm pretty sure they are black australorps but the seller keeps telling me that where she buys her eggs they dont breed black australorps. She keeps telling me they are black copper marans. They have black legs and ink on the bottom of their feet. They're 5.5 weeks old now. Solid black with white tis on their wings. If they're black australorps then I feel much more confident that this one is a pullet. Not sure if marans grow combs early on like australorps.

 

[JustAChickenLoverOverHere]

Do they have featherless legs?

 

[rebeccaH86]

Australorps . I don't see any feathers on the legs.

 

[JustAChickenLoverOverHere]

Australorps . I don't see any feathers on the legs.

That's what I was thinking.

 

[Mamatomany123]

Do they have featherless legs?

No feathers on their legs. I brought that up to the seller and she kept telling me some marans have clean legs. I've never had marans so I'm totally clueless on the breed. I kept telling her I think they're australorps but she insisted the breeder didnt have australorps

 

[JustAChickenLoverOverHere]

No feathers on their legs. I brought that up to the seller and she kept telling me some marans have clean legs. I've never had marans so I'm totally clueless on the breed. I kept telling her I think they're australorps but she insisted the breeder didnt have australorps

Nope. These are BA's. No BCM's have clean legs unless they're not BCM's.

 

[Mamatomany123]

It makes me feel more at ease if they're australorps. I know this ones comb isnt huge but was a little worried. If they're australorps though then it's totally normal.

 

[Mamatomany123]

Nope. These are BA's. No BCM's have clean legs unless they're not BCM's.

Well, then they're definitely not black copper marans. They were supposed to be barred rocks. Seller said they're either Dominiques or black copper marans. Probably not buying from her again

 

[JustAChickenLoverOverHere]

Well, then they're definitely not black copper marans. They were supposed to be barred rocks. Seller said they're either Dominiques or black copper marans. Probably not buying from her again

I can't believe that!

 

[Mamatomany123]

I can't believe that!

Yeah. I totally understand getting the wrong gender or even the wrong breed if you arent careful but dont insist these chicks are something that they definitely are not. No way they're Dominiques . That's how I realized they weren't barred rocks, no barring. And I guess no way they're BCM since no frathered legs.