Black Copper Maran pullet or something else?

[wrathsfarm]

Nah, it just means the feather legged variety was originally imported from France. Any bird coming from one of the big hatcheries that supply farm stores is going to be many generations removed from the original imported birds.

This explained it better than I did with a lot less words...

 

[BlueTheBrahma]

The clean legged birds in the states were originally imports from Britain, the only country with a clean legged marans standard.

Some of these were likely before the US adopted the French type, making these English types a bit redundant.

The thing is, since the US marans club has not yet recognised the cuckoo variety, the English type is no less correct, as they can’t be SOP anyway.

Since egg production is often higher in English type marans, they’ve managed to remain in the states, particularly in hatcheries where the success of a bloodline of often determined simply by its ability to reproduce (if hatcheries are hatching all eggs, those laying more will have more offspring).

But these birds now, as other have said, are long separated from imported birds, they have been American chickens for many generations.

If you want to breed SOP marans in the states, cuckoos simply aren’t the correct option, but they are still fanatic birds laying brilliant eggs.

I hope this makes sense.

 

[LB0002]

I'm a bit sad to have a Cuckoo Maran as I was really excited for a Black Copper... but I am glad to hear that you think it's a pullet. Thanks for the reply!

I had the same situation- thought I was getting a black copper and ended up with a cukoo marans. But she's adorable amd quirky, so... LOL

 

[ChickenShepherd_6116]

I had the same situation- thought I was getting a black copper and ended up with a cukoo marans. But she's adorable amd quirky, so... LOL

I have grown to really like my girls pattern! She is very sweet

 

[ChickenShepherd_6116]

The clean legged birds in the states were originally imports from Britain, the only country with a clean legged marans standard.

Some of these were likely before the US adopted the French type, making these English types a bit redundant.

The thing is, since the US marans club has not yet recognised the cuckoo variety, the English type is no less correct, as they can’t be SOP anyway.

Since egg production is often higher in English type marans, they’ve managed to remain in the states, particularly in hatcheries where the success of a bloodline of often determined simply by its ability to reproduce (if hatcheries are hatching all eggs, those laying more will have more offspring).

But these birds now, as other have said, are long separated from imported birds, they have been American chickens for many generations.

If you want to breed SOP marans in the states, cuckoos simply aren’t the correct option, but they are still fanatic birds laying brilliant eggs.

I hope this makes sense.

That did make sense, thank you!

 

[tlcmurphy]

That did make sense, thank you!

My Cuckoo laid a mid-brown egg with lovely dark speckles

 

[wrathsfarm]

My Cuckoo laid a mid-brown egg with lovely dark speckles

A couple of my BCM pullets are giving me speckles.

 

[tlcmurphy]

A couple of my BCM pullets are giving me speckles. View attachment 4104626

Mine does as well, but she’s young and I thought her ink jets just weren’t geared up yet

 

[ChickenShepherd_6116]

This little one has me stumped as it sure looks like a pullet to me, now.
Keep updating ....

Here's another update at 9 wks old! Opal has been living in the "big girl" coop with her sisters for about a week or two, and it's been going pretty well. The pullets took their first trip out of the run yesterday, where they discovered the compost, which they loved digging around in! Opal and I had a bit of an adventure today picking Pineapple Weed.

Here is her enjoying some Pineapple weed that has been growing in their run:

And she is as sweet as ever. Here she is hanging out on my shoulder while I harvested Pineapple weed flowers for some delicious tea today!:

And here she is reaching down to steal the flowers out of my hand :

 

[wrathsfarm]

Here's another update at 9 wks old! Opal has been living in the "big girl" coop with her sisters for about a week or two, and it's been going pretty well. The pullets took their first trip out of the run yesterday, where they discovered the compost, which they loved digging around in! Opal and I had a bit of an adventure today picking Pineapple Weed.

Here is her enjoying some Pineapple weed that has been growing in their run:
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And she is as sweet as ever. Here she is hanging out on my shoulder while I harvested Pineapple weed flowers for some delicious tea today!:
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And here she is reaching down to steal the flowers out of my hand :
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She's beautiful...