Black Copper Marans discussion thread

[DMRippy]

Yes, the points of his comb got frostbit and fell off

Yes, his copper is super dark

Yes, he has no feathers on his legs or feet

Yes, the color of his feet is TERRIBLE

But, is he a Marans?

Not a marans. He is even red on his undercoat.

 

[Alaskan]

@DMRippy good point.

Hummm... I wonder what he is, or maybe he is a Marans crossed with something, since the owner thought she had been told he was a Marans when she bought him.

 

[Scatterknit]

I have 6 cockerels (hatch date 3/5/15) and of the 6, there are 2 that are showing no copper on their heads or anywhere else. The others are all showing some amount to a lot of the copper on the backs of their necks and head.

Here is an example.

Do you think he's likely to "copper up" as he gets older? He is by far my biggest and most "mature" looking bird of the group, with the biggest comb and body so I'm surprised he's not showing any copper. And frankly he's the prettiest. He seems to have missed the ugly duckling teenaged goofy awkward stage.

 

[littlesparrow11]

Ok, marans experts- at what age can you usually tell males from females?

I have my very first BCM chick this year (unfortunately just one- hoping to get more next spring!)- he/she is 2.5 weeks old, feathering out very quickly, but comb and wattles are also developing quickly (compared to my orpingtons) I'll keep him/her either way, but I was just curious when you're usually able to tell

 

[snowbird]

Ok, marans experts- at what age can you usually tell males from females?

I have my very first BCM chick this year (unfortunately just one- hoping to get more next spring!)- he/she is 2.5 weeks old, feathering out very quickly, but comb and wattles are also developing quickly (compared to my orpingtons) I'll keep him/her either way, but I was just curious when you're usually able to tell

Ok, marans experts- at what age can you usually tell males from females?

I have my very first BCM chick this year (unfortunately just one- hoping to get more next spring!)- he/she is 2.5 weeks old, feathering out very quickly, but comb and wattles are also developing quickly (compared to my orpingtons) I'll keep him/her either way, but I was just curious when you're usually able to tell

Ok, marans experts- at what age can you usually tell males from females?

I have my very first BCM chick this year (unfortunately just one- hoping to get more next spring!)- he/she is 2.5 weeks old, feathering out very quickly, but comb and wattles are also developing quickly (compared to my orpingtons) I'll keep him/her either way, but I was just curious when you're usually able to tell

Most of the time if you are around Marans a lot you can tell sex at around three weeks. Don

 

[snaffle]

I have 6 cockerels (hatch date 3/5/15) and of the 6, there are 2 that are showing no copper on their heads or anywhere else. The others are all showing some amount to a lot of the copper on the backs of their necks and head.

Here is an example.



Do you think he's likely to "copper up" as he gets older? He is by far my biggest and most "mature" looking bird of the group, with the biggest comb and body so I'm surprised he's not showing any copper. And frankly he's the prettiest. He seems to have missed the ugly duckling teenaged goofy awkward stage.

I kept 2 young roosters last summer out of a group that a hen hatched out mid to late summer. Going in to winter I was beginning to think they would both be all black. It took a long time before the colors came through

 

[Ebove06]

Does anybody have any pictures of a 3 1/2 month old black copper Marans rooster?

 

[RFR of CA]

Young rooster in front I think is about 4 months old in this shot...maybe a bit older. Less comb and color in the 3 month olds but you can definitely tell boy from girl.

 

[RedhedINgrl]

Im hoping for advice. I bought this guy for my 4H kids to show. No doubt he is a BCM, but im worried about his color. Should I still let my son take him??

 

[RedhedINgrl]