Black copper Maran question

[LorahS]

You are welcome! Though, I just noticed her eye color. Marans have VERY orange eyes normally. She could be a mix. What color legs does she have? I can not tell in the photos.

Here’s a pix of her around 4 weeks old. You can see some of her legs in this one.

 

[MountainWoman73]

This is the best pix I have presently, I’ll take some more tomorrow.View attachment 2591375

That doesn't look like cheek muffs. She looks normal to me.

 

[LadiesAndJane]

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Here’s a pix of her around 4 weeks old. You can see some of her legs in this one.

They look slate, though hard to see in the photo. This is the correct leg color for a Marans, though the eye color does look off. Even my Marans/ameraucana Olive egger has as bright a orange eyes as my Marans. Your little one is a little cutie though!

 

[MountainWoman73]

You are welcome! Though, I just noticed her eye color. Marans have VERY orange eyes normally. She could be a mix. What color legs does she have? I can not tell in the photos.

So, this got me thinking. I have two BCM chicks right now, and their eyes are black. I also have a BCM hen whose eyes are bright orange. So I wondered, do they start black and then change?

They do! The following pictures are of the same bird at different stages of development. Between black and orange her eyes took on kind of a gray color when she was a young pullet. I'm not sure exactly when they turned orange.

 

[LadiesAndJane]

So, this got me thinking. I have two BCM chicks right now, and their eyes are black. I also have a BCM hen whose eyes are bright orange. So I wondered, do they start black and then change?

They do! The following pictures are of the same bird at different stages of development. Between black and orange her eyes took on kind of a gray color when she was a young pullet. I'm not sure exactly when they turned orange.

Awesome! I did not notice that with mine at all!

 

[MountainWoman73]

So, this got me thinking. I have two BCM chicks right now, and their eyes are black. I also have a BCM hen whose eyes are bright orange. So I wondered, do they start black and then change?

They do! The following pictures are of the same bird at different stages of development. Between black and orange her eyes took on kind of a gray color when she was a young pullet. I'm not sure exactly when they turned orange.

Oh, and she is definitely a BCM, although you can't see her copper in these photos. She only has a tiny bit on the back of her neck. She lays this dark egg in the back:

 

[LadiesAndJane]

Oh, and she is definitely a BCM, although you can't see her copper in these photos. She only has a tiny bit on the back of her neck. She lays this dark egg in the back:

Gorgeous!

 

[LorahS]

So, this got me thinking. I have two BCM chicks right now, and their eyes are black. I also have a BCM hen whose eyes are bright orange. So I wondered, do they start black and then change?

They do! The following pictures are of the same bird at different stages of development. Between black and orange her eyes took on kind of a gray color when she was a young pullet. I'm not sure exactly when they turned orange.

This is great info! My girls eye color right now is the same as yours in the top 2 photos. Thanks!

 

[LorahS]

Got some more pix today. Hopefully these are better.

 

[MountainWoman73]

Got some more pix today. Hopefully these are better.View attachment 2592647View attachment 2592648View attachment 2592649View attachment 2592650

Oh, yeah. I see it now. How weird. I love her, though. You'll have to update us with what color eggs she lays.