Black Copper Marans discussion thread

[sugar ridge]

When my morans hatched they had no yellow. There black and white color was more defined .The leg feathering was also black . I don't know what is correct but that's my experience.

 

[Zanna]

Cafhre, here are some pics of my BCM chicks. Any chance yours are Olive Eggers? Have also seen pics. of Little Peddler line chicks that look dark like yours.

At this point my birds are my line, supposedly started with Bev Davis line and incorporated some Wade Jean line but I will never really know.

 

[Zanna]

See the difference with the Olive Egger, lots of grey rather than white. Would completely depend on the breeding though.

 

[cafrhe]

The bottoms of 3 chicks is yellow and the bottom on 1 chick is a darker color with yellow tinge.

If this works, this is a video of the parents:
https://www.facebook.com/evieshotch...0005546408187/354629241398620/?type=2&theater

The eggs they hatched out of are dark brown. I will ask the breeder what lines he has. I know he has GFF for some of his other breeds....

Thanks

 

[MARANMAN2011]

I was hoping it was just one bird and maybe a breakout gene, but with all of them I think some sort of taintedness in the line.

 

[desertmarcy]

Thanks, desertmarcy
From the photos how do you think she looks?

Thanks,
JD

She looks like she has some size to her, how old is she? Her eyes are not bay, but if she hasn't come into lay yet, they could still change. To evaluate, you need to get a photo with her standing in a relaxed position so we can see her top line. The first photo, she is scrunched down, the second, head down eating. And back end photo, so we can see if she has a pinched tail or not.

 

[Ebove06]

I just purchased a hen, from a local breeder. She is about six months old, but I haven't gotten any eggs from her yet. Probably because I just got her last weekend and she still getting used to the new flock. She has a lot of copper on her, but maybe too much. She looks kind of like a black sex link. What do you guys think?

 

[desertmarcy]

I just purchased a hen, from a local breeder. She is about six months old, but I haven't gotten any eggs from her yet. Probably because I just got her last weekend and she still getting used to the new flock. She has a lot of copper on her, but maybe too much. She looks kind of like a black sex link. What do you guys think?

Yes, she could be a black sexlink. In my experience, the males are the ones that have too much color on their breast, not the hens. Plus I don't see any feathering on her legs. Both are indications she is not pure Black Copper Marans.

 

[fharris]

They were our own eggs from our FBCM hen.
Thanks!
At least you hatch some. I've had batches in the past that were all duds.

 

[Alaskan]

OK, I just hatched my first webbed toe Marans.

CLEARLY it will not be a breeder, and if a male it will be eaten as soon as it is a good size..

However, if it is female, I would like to keep it in my regular, non-breeding laying flock.

So.... can I just cut through the webbing between the two toes?

I would guess that the sooner I do it the less bleeding?

So.... sterile cutting implement and then can I just use flour to stop the bleeding? Or, is the bleeding so bad that I need something special???