Black Copper Marans discussion thread

[bamachicks8]

They ship

Was using an "expensive" fashlight and was unable to see anything. On a hunch i decided to use my dollar general fashlight and was able to see clearlyclearlyas if it was a white egg.

 

[Tank1]

Any body know how to sex my chick at around 4 or 5 weeks?

 

[Tank1]

Any body know how to sex my chick at around 4 or 5 weeks?

Black copper marans

 

[lonnyandrinda]

By that age you should be able to compare them to each other and look for the key things: comb size and color (males are bigger and pinker), leg size (males have larger shanks), and attitude (males like to bump chests and don't often back down when challenged, also tend to stand up taller more often).

 

[Tank1]

By that age you should be able to compare them to each other and look for the key things: comb size and color (males are bigger and pinker), leg size (males have larger shanks), and attitude (males like to bump chests and don't often back down when challenged, also tend to stand up taller more often).

thanks

 

[Slinglings]

If my Black Copper Marans never lays a dark egg, I can't technically call her a Marans, right..so what so I call her? A non dark egg laying Marans?

 

[Keara]

If my Black Copper Marans never lays a dark egg, I can't technically call her a Marans, right..so what so I call her? A non dark egg laying Marans?

How old is this pullet? By her comb I would guess she has not even started laying yet.

 

[Slinglings]

Quote: I got her in November and she was supposed to be around 4 months old then, so that would make her about 8 months old now. (These pics are probably from January before she was laying). She most definitely is laying now. I've seen her lay recently, and she has been squatting for at least a month. Her eggs are medium, light brown, with medium dark brown specks. Not at all what I was expecting.

 

[heirloomorps]

I got her in November and she was supposed to be around 4 months old then, so that would make her about 8 months old now. (These pics are probably from January before she was laying).  She most definitely is laying now. I've seen her lay recently, and she has been squatting for at least a month.  Her eggs are medium, light brown, with medium dark brown specks.  Not at all what I was expecting.  

I have a pullet who has been laying medium brown with DARK brown speckles. I was hoping it would even out after the first two weeks but he has been laying them for a month. She is going to live with our Crested Cream Legbar roo for a while. Spotted Olive Eggers could be fun.

 

[flgardengirl]

Nothing wrong with a few speckles I have a solid blue Marans hen that lays speckled eggs. I love them.
They are the 4 larger speckled ones in this photo on the right..