Black Copper Marans discussion thread

[rungirl]

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Could we get a chest view of # 2 the yellow band PLEASE....

At 10 weeks it is TOO EARLY to worry about any white.....
The age to worry is after 20 - 25 weeks....

Sure, I happen to have this one... It's not a great picture. I can try for some new ones tonight. So really, white in the wings is OK at this age? That's really good news because I was worried since they were the primary wing feathers. So he could lose them in a molt and maybe they'll come in black, huh? WOOO-HOOOO!

 

[Mrs. Cannon]

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I can't complaint about the size I received as they were all extra large or jumbo except 1 medium egg which I figured was the extra. Also the eggs I received were pretty dark. I have just PM'd the seller to inquire about the yellow shanks.

http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g46/sgtmom52/Chickens/P1130081.jpg

I'm glad you decided to do that... maybe the seller doesn't even know their stock carries, or they just switched roosters. There's a really cool Wheaten Marans breeder on BYC who just found out his stock carries yellow, and his flock has been closed for 2 years... so even careful breeders can have surprises in their flock. Let us know how they respond, and if they compensate somehow.

x2 I would like to hear what they have to say, I can only imagine what the marans have way back in the gene pool waiting to come up.

 

[seabreeze]

Hey friends, I am wondering where the really dark eyes are coming from in my pullets and cockerels? It looks like I will be heavily culling (as meat birds) both genders and their eyes are so dark they are almost black. Any comments, suggestions etc?

 

[math ace]

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How old are they?

 

[math ace]

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Could we get a chest view of # 2 the yellow band PLEASE....

At 10 weeks it is TOO EARLY to worry about any white.....
The age to worry is after 20 - 25 weeks....

Sure, I happen to have this one... It's not a great picture. I can try for some new ones tonight. So really, white in the wings is OK at this age? That's really good news because I was worried since they were the primary wing feathers. So he could lose them in a molt and maybe they'll come in black, huh? WOOO-HOOOO!

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/53442_droid_789.jpg

I wouldn't worry about the white in the wing yet, but I would worry about that heavily coppered chest.

More than 10% copper in the chest is a DQ.

 

[seabreeze]

Lisa, they are about 3-4 months old right now. I backtracked on them and found they were purchased eggs

 

[Zanna]

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Good Evening! I think this got lost in all of the lovely pictures today.........Anyone knowledgeable in leg feather genetics?

 

[Bravo]

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I have quite a few almost 3 month old girls that still have very dark eyes (almost black). I'm not too worried as I've noticed my birds tend to change later. I have a 9 month old pullet that JUST finally got that pumpkin color in her eyes. They went from dark brown to a greenish yellow then to the pumpkin color. Hope this helps

 

[AyeUpChuck]

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Good Evening! I think this got lost in all of the lovely pictures today.........Anyone knowledgeable in leg feather genetics?

I'm not an expert but I would imagine that breeding them to sparse or clean legged partners would correct it at least for some of the chicks....

 

[Bravo]

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Good Evening! I think this got lost in all of the lovely pictures today.........Anyone knowledgeable in leg feather genetics?

Look up VillageChicken's posts. I believe he posted an awesome genetics overview of shank/toe feathering a few months back on the Marans thread. It was WAY over my head though