Blue copper maran sexing

[Ilovemychicks08]

This is him below

That one is a cockerel.

 

[LaFleche]

https://www.backyardchickens.com/account/th-attachment-manager/3604398/view

This was one of my male BCM chicks at about two weeks old.

 

[BrahmasMama02]

That one is a cockerel.

I would bet money on it lol. I'm keeping him. JUST WANT TO KNOW WHAT HE IS.

 

[Ilovemychicks08]

I would bet money on it lol. I'm keeping him. JUST WANT TO KNOW WHAT HE IS.

I dont see any copper coming in yet like mine had so maybe MMM

 

[BrahmasMama02]

https://www.backyardchickens.com/account/th-attachment-manager/3604398/view

They look very similar, but does that one have feathered feet?

 

[LaFleche]

They look very similar, but does that one have feathered feet?

Yes, being French Black Copper Marans they do.

He and his sister were raised by a La Flèche hen whose clean leg you can see in the picture.

 

[BrahmasMama02]

I dont see any copper coming in yet like mine had so maybe MMM

He does … that’s where I’m stumped because I thought he was a mmm

 

[BrahmasMama02]

Yes, being French Black Copper Marans they do.

AH I see, my screen brightness wasn't up. Yeah, I'm leaning that way because they are such attractive roos! The blue Marans are supposed to go to my mom so I'm hoping they are pullets, but it is what it is I guess.

 

[LaFleche]

MMMs are a cross between BCM rooster and a Barred Rock hen, a so called hybrid the hatcheries invented.

 

[BrahmasMama02]

MMMs are a cross between BCM rooster and a Barred Rock hen, a so called hybrid the hatcheries invented.

I wonder what the point was. I heard the hens looked similar.