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

[pawtraitart]

A black copper marans can HIDE the wheaten gene. They are still marans but aren't pure black coppers. When two birds carrying the recessive wheaten gene are paired up, there is a chance that some of the chicks will inherit two copies of the wheaten gene and will then be visibly wheaten as a chick. Also, your chicks that look black may or may not be carriers of the wheaten gene. When there is only one copy, you can't see it in the chick down.

 

[youngbiddy]

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No, there are wheaten Marans.

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b126/Kansaskaty/wheatens/100_0769.jpg

Those are so, so lovely.

 

[Cattitude]

Aye, I like those better than the Black Coppers! I didn't realize there were Wheaten Marans. Learn something new about chickens every day!

 

[wsdareme]

I had the same thing happen. I bought BCM eggs, all very dark, from a local breeder, and one of them turned out to be a yellow/white chick. He grew up to be a White Marans. Totally white, definitely not a Wheaten. I've heard there is a recessive gene in the Wade Jeane line, but I don't know if it's true.

Here he is at 1 day (he had a rough birth):

Here he is at 6 weeks:

 

[gallatea]

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No, there are wheaten Marans.

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b126/Kansaskaty/wheatens/100_0769.jpg

Oh cool, thanks for the photo. They do have a bit of pale tan/red on their backs that look a lot like wheaten marans.

 

[gallatea]

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Ok, so what they have is *not* pure FBC Marans. Or maybe there is no such thing. They said 100% of "their" chicks are black, never this white/tan/yellow color.

 

[magoochie]

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I would be interested to know which seller on ebay it was. I am expecting some BCM eggs in the mail tomorrow! Mine are coming from North Carolina.

 

[dmiravalle]

So if you are breeding for yourself, then it is not a big deal to cross? We have 2 "wheaton hens" although they look more mottled then the ones posted, and we just hatche a blue and black maran chick. (Not from the wheatons)

 

[gallatea]

I don't want to say who they are yet. I asked them straight up again what happened - no answer. But I want to give it a few days.

They are not in North Carolina though. Good luck.