Black Copper Marans discussion thread

[sideWing]

I think there are 3 or 4, which would be perfect out of 13. I think there's a lot of pullets, and a few boys to choose from

Well played sir. Well played.

All I can do is take her at her word, she said they were bred separate. If it is a blue copper, I will set up a separate pen, but would advertise them as such when I sold them

I trust this breeder to breed separate. I can also understand brooding them together. This breeders blue copper Marans lay some of the darkest eggs I have ever seen.

 

[marchick]

Well played sir. Well played.

I trust this breeder to breed separate. I can also understand brooding them together. This breeders blue copper Marans lay some of the darkest eggs I have ever seen.

Awsome! I am on her waiting list for Blue Copper and Black Copper. I would love some real dark eggs! I also would have liked some splash but she said there wouldn't be any chance of splash at this time.

 

[scflock]

Well played sir. Well played.

I trust this breeder to breed separate. I can also understand brooding them together. This breeders blue copper Marans lay some of the darkest eggs I have ever seen.

I didn't order blue, but I'm not opposed to it, either. I'm glad to know that there needs to be a distinction made when selling if you are running both colors together. I don't like to be dishonest about my birds

 

[curious chickee]

This weekend I should be getting my black copper/ blue copper Maran eggs. Breeder just moved to a new house so not sure how it will effect production. But, she said she had a good collection over the weekend. Fingers crossed they lay well.

 

[rooboo]

I was wondering if there is such a thing as a lavender marans, I have this rooster that came from a bcm egg, it has well feathered legs, but the color looks more like lavender than blue. I believe it was a cross between a lavender orpington roo over a black copper hen. Any thoughts or comments are welcome.

 

[morbius18]

This guy is 6 months old, he's grown out some since the last pics.

 

[morbius18]

I was wondering if there is such a thing as a lavender marans, I have this rooster that came from a bcm egg, it has well feathered legs, but the color looks more like lavender than blue. I believe it was a cross between a lavender orpington roo over a black copper hen. Any thoughts or comments are welcome.

You can get blue, black and splash marans all from eacho other. I keep a breeding pen with a mix of all three.

 

[rooboo]

I have black and blue marans, but this one is much lighter than the blues. I was surprised that he had the leg feathering coming from a lavender orpington father.

 

[rooboo]

Here are a couple pictures of some black copper roos

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[rooboo]

The first pic are a couple of roos from wade Jeanne / bev Davis / and greenfire, and the second one is pure greenfire. Some of them are a little frostbit on their combs from a cold snap here in Wisconsin. I seem to like the two in the first pic better than the greenfire bird. They don't have the halo in their hackles that I've seen a lot of in other marans.