French Blk Copp Marans from Ebay - mystery chicks hatched - any guess?

[gallatea]

I had a 75% hatch, 2 pipped and died. 4 made it. Two are pale yellow/white. 2 are dark w/ markings that are different. They were all supposed to be pure line French Black Copper Marans. The eggs they came from were all totally chocolate. I'm just wondering how in the world I got white chicks - 50%! The seller, just keeps repeating that they are "pure lines"...evades the question. It's fine - love the birds I have, no qualms, but I would like to know what's going on. Mutation? Recessive's coming out?

Thanks for any ideas....

 

[gallatea]

 

[youngbiddy]

The one on the left looks like a BCM. Dunno 'bout the others, sorry. Sounds like the seller had a rogue roo in the pen.

 

[gallatea]

Yes, that's what I thought. The seller said the two front ones were indeed French Marans. I don't care either way - I'd just prefer some honesty.

The eggs the white ones came from were actually the darkest chocolate eggs. Wondering about other breeds that might come from a chocolate egg. There are definitely White Marans. They have silkies too so I suppose it could be a hybrid. They said the breeds are kept 60ft. apart in separate pens.

 

[pawtraitart]

It looks like the breeder has some recessive wheaten in their birds.

 

[onthespot]

Could be wheaten. That is recessive and pops up in a lot of flocks.

 

[gallatea]

I think I'm going to stalk their sales - then I know what's in their yard - so far I know they sell Silkies and only F. Copp. Marans. Wheatens can come from a maran hatch? Interesting.

 

[gallatea]

http://www.feathersite.com/Poultry/CGA/Arau/BRKArauChik.html

Looks spot-on as far as Wheaten guess..so these are types of americauna - so colored eggs? Maybe? I hope no more roo's. I already have 2. But what will be will be, as long as they don't attack me I'll love them.

 

[Katy]

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No, there are wheaten Marans.

 

[WhySayWhat]

I don't see a muff on your chick...I would assume the poster that said it was a Wheaten meant a Wheaten Marans...

It's just a different color.