Cochin or Maran or???

jhall1982

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I'm not totally sure how to tell these apart. A friend and I ordered together and some breeds were easy like the EE for their beards or tufts. But the person we ordered from his Marans had feathered feet which I think not all do making it hard to tell Blue/Black copper Marans from Cochin.. at least for me. I'll post pics and label what I think they are and would appreciate a more experienced person chiming in.
01 - http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u187/jasonscott9412/chickens/20140706_213257.jpg
02 - http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u187/jasonscott9412/chickens/20140706_213301.jpg

The 3 chicks in pic 02 are virtually identical and the 2 in pic 01 are very close looking but not identical. We split up the order as best we could when they arrived so my friend has part of the order with him. Any advice on how to tell these apart would be great as I'd not like to wait several more weeks to swap and have a reintroduction problem. Tomorrow marks them 2 weeks old. Thanks!

P.S. also in the order were Dark Brahmas, Blue Laced Red Wyandottes, Silver Laced Wyandottes, and Welsummer I think.
 
Sorry for the double thread folks. I'll check their eyes and comb today, thanks!
 
There is a variety of Maran that have feathers on their feet. The French Maran have the feathers where the English Maran do not. And yes Marans have a single comb. It is hard to tell in the photos the color of their legs, but my Marans have gray feet, those in the photo look yellow, unless its just a trick of the lighting.
 

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