Black Copper Marans discussion thread

[Blarneyeggs]

Here are a couple of pictures of my black copper marans chick. I know he/she has too much feathering on the legs. Would be worth it to hold on to him/her to breed with ones that have sparse feathering?

Yes, I would say this bird has some Cochin in it's background. Yellow feet, the heavy feathering, and am I seeing vulture hocks? I would not use this bird for breeding. : (

 

[cmitchell]

Hmmmm...the breeder I got the chick from told me he/she was a black copper marans. Darn..I didn't want cochin, if that's what he/she is, I wanted Marans! Oh, well..LOL

What color legs are the black copper marans supposed to have?

 

[bribre]

Here are more pics of my rooster, he is now 8 1/2 Ibs, gained 2 Ibs in two months! Pullets

Is it just me or dus that last picture of the pullet look like it has 4 lags!!! Lol

 

[cmitchell]

Ok, now I'm paranoid! These chicks were out of chocolate colored eggs said to be pure BCM from a different breeder than the chick I pictured previously. Do they look like Black Copper Marans chicks??

 

[lonnyandrinda]

Here are more pics of my rooster, he is now 8 1/2 Ibs, gained 2 Ibs in two months!


Pullets

Is it just me or dus that last picture of the pullet look like it has 4 lags!!! Lol

LOL I totally saw a 4 legged pullet, too at first glance!!

 

[Runawaylobster]

Ok, now I'm paranoid! These chicks were out of chocolate colored eggs said to be pure BCM from a different breeder than the chick I pictured previously. Do they look like Black Copper Marans chicks??

to me they look like bcm chicks

 

[BCMaraniac]

Here are more pics of my rooster, he is now 8 1/2 Ibs, gained 2 Ibs in two months! Pullets

How old is your rooster??

 

[Scottyballs]

Oh my goodness!!! I would keep it just because it looks like a cochin!! lol

That is the coolest looking maran chick I have ever seen how much you want for him?

 

[salt and pepper]

How old is your rooster??

10-11 months

 

[cmitchell]

Scottyballs,
I have discovered that he/she isn't a Marans at all. He/she is a large fowl cochin. The person I got him/her from accidently got the chicks mixed up and instead of getting a BCM I got a Cochin. OOPS!