Black Marans? Help!!!

[chickschool]

Can Marans be black like this?

 

[chickenman98]

That really looks like an andalusion to me. Can you get a close up of the side of the head?

 

[chickschool]

I'll go take a picture right now. This is driving me crazy because I keep posting this question and I keep getting conflicting answers. We are having a fundraiser at my school in a couple of weeks and I want to donate a few hens along with a small coop but I'd like to be able to tell the bidders what kind of hens they are.

 

[chickenman98]

If the ear lobes are white than its an andalusion

 

[chickschool]

They are lighter in color. What color would a Marans earlobes be? If it is an andalusion will she always be black? I think the other chicks are getting jealous of all the attention this one is getting.

Doesn't it look like the Brahma in the first picture is thinking "Hey, what makes her so special"?

 

[chickenman98]

The marans would have red earlobes. Yeah that brahma does look jealous

 

[chickenman98]

If you ordered a blue andalusion since 25% are black 25% are splash and 50% are blue then it could be an andalusion but black instead of blue

 

[chickschool]

Thanks so much for your help. I'm gonna say it an andalusion and I'm stickin to it.

 

[Sphinx]

From the first picture, it also appears that her legs are clean, and a Marans would have feathered legs.

 

[chickschool]

What? Marans have feathered legs? I am sure that I have one hen that is a Maran and she definitely does not have feathered legs.