International Black Copper Marans Thread - Breeding to the SOP

[Chooks man]

Thank you, that’s what I wanted to here. I suspected it was a cockerel based on comb size and color but wasn’t real positive because I’m still pretty inexperienced. It’s still fun to guess. I have 2 that I strongly feel rare likely male and 3 females and 3 wait and see

if you post photos of them with number like chicks 1 ,2 etc you can help you find out ,wiw will be guessing but that is fun ,
chooks man

 

[Chooks man]

@Tstraub
this one is pullet. she is lovely very long body type and low to the ground. great legs feathering . nice eyes too .
chooks man

 

[Tstraub]

if you post photos of them with number like chicks 1 ,2 etc you can help you find out ,wiw will be guessing but that is fun ,
chooks man

Thanks I’ll get some pictures later today when the sun comes up and I get at least some natural light coming threw the windows. That way the camera has a better chance at get the colors correct

 

[Tstraub]

@Chooks man
Birds 1-8 are the black copper marans. Number 9 is an olive egger from the same breeding pin as the marans. The breeder had one Easter egger hen in that flock. When I got the 12 BCM eggs I came home with 4 green eggs too. Only one of the 4 OE eggs hatched so I’m really hoping for a pullet and that it received the blue egg gene from her mother. Thanks

 

[marchick]

sorry but that is cool the person who organize the tool can not find them ,who else is going to find them then .haha
chooks man

It is for sure not me that will find it! There is way too much stuff to look through! There is 2 rooms full of stuff. Even when he gives me the general area I usually can't find it.

 

[Chooks man]

@Tstraub
first I have to say this .the breeders you got your eggs from does not breed for a good small comb .loking at all chicks combs I can tell that they parent all have a large combs .making it very hard to tell at the young age because the pullets combs are as large as the cockerels .
ok enough blah blah ...........
this one look pullet to me her comb is large but here body type is of the pullet .
chooks man

 

[Chooks man]

@Tstraub
this one is a cockerel biger head and thicker legs
chooks man
PS when I m saying is not a 100% .

 

[Chooks man]

@Tstraub
this one is a pullet .very refine body type .
chooks man

 

[Chooks man]

@Tstraub
cockerel bigger head and thicker legs larger comb too
chooks man

 

[Chooks man]

@Tstraub
cockerel
chooks man