Black Copper Marans discussion thread

[onthespot]

Here's a copper blue pullet I wanted to share with you all, that I like REALLY WELL!!! On my blues, I had decided to completely ignore white bleed, and go for nic size, good feet and eggs, good overall conformation. Here pops out this VERY LARGE, beautiful pullet with NO white bleed showing under her hackles, no spots on her flights, just a couple of tips on her feet are white. She doesn't show much coppering, but what she is showing is very nice, dark copper color. She doesn't have any feathers on her middle toes either. If I was going to show copper blues, this is the pullet I would take. LOVE, LOVE, LOVE her!!!

 

[Hens and Roos]

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very nice looking!

 

[jeremy]

She is beautiful Patty.

 

[Keara]

ok so last night I took some photos in the coop of my rooster and found he also has this lighter color on the underside of his copper feathers. Here are some photos.

 

[tasha82]

just found this thread on copper marans,ive posted in another part not knowing this was here,as you can tell im new,ive got 2copper marans ones black and ones a greyish bluey colour,im pretty sure the bluish one is a girl but in severe doubts of the black one(his tails feathers are very raggedy),can u tell me your thoughts,
my blue on first mrs baggins

and the one in doubt coppa

the little trio that i really dont want to have to split up,but cant have boys the nieghbours would flip

 

[cmfarm]

The second one is a boy

 

[tasha82]

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ye thats what i thought and everyone is saying,guess just wishfull thinking he wasnt a boy.my 2 marans and my rhode island are a trio they hang about together all the time,dnt really wantto split them up,but dnt think my neighbours would allowme to keep him when he starts crowing 9if thats the word).xx

 

[Keara]

I am very curious if anyone has a comment about the coloring I am seeing on the underside of those copper freathers?

see post #3254 above!

 

[Wynette]

Keara, I'm sorry - my gray matter went spinning to another direction yesterday. I'm spinning about 15 plates in the air right now - ha!

VERY interesting...I still haven't looked at my guy; we've had record high temps and it's super humid...so I've been concentrating on cooling their water and making sure they have plenty of shade, and that's about it. Don't want to stress them by chasing one around. But, I will definitely do so.

Is there a chance you can retake the pics so they are in focus better?

 

[Keara]

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gosh I really hope we do not get the heat, here in vermont, the rest of you all have been dealing with!

I will take more photos tonight, I did these when the big man was roosted for the night. I think I will try to get a shot of the girls feathers too and see if they are the same way. Like I said before I have seen this now on three different lines. I have not yet looked at the birds I got from you as they are still on the young side.