Is she Sex link or Maran?

[LadyRed76]

Is she a black sex link,as we were told?
Or a black Maran.?
She looks like both,her eggs are not dark,but light brown.

 

[Jetblack2004]

I'm thinking BSL. I'm pretty sure Black Marans should have feathered feet.
I'm not an expert though!

-Jet

 

[The Angry Hen]

Looks like a black sex-link. She's pretty!

 

[EggSighted4Life]

Hi, welcome to BYC!

Some of the black sex link hens do look similar to the Marans. But that is a sex link. Feathered legs are one thing. After that you would start looking at body shape and other confirmations you would expect including egg color.

Just for fun... Marans is ALWAYS said with the S at the end even if it is only 1 bird, as they are named after the town in France where they come from... Marans.

American standard does not require feathered legs on the Marans, those are more available in the cuckoo variety.

 

[Gray Farms]

Black Sexlink

 

[Fanci Feathers Marans]

Right, so since she doesn't lay dark brown eggs, she can't really be considered a Marans. Excommunicated from the Marans club.

 

[EggSighted4Life]

Right, so since she doesn't lay dark brown eggs, she can't really be considered a Marans. Excommunicated from the Marans club.

Except you can't be excommunicated from a club you were never part of.

 

[Fanci Feathers Marans]

Except you can't be excommunicated from a club you were never part of.

*Does not speak to*

Shes probably a Star or something like that. Grey feet aren't that hard to come by.

 

[LadyRed76]

Lol!

Right, so since she doesn't lay dark brown eggs, she can't really be considered a Marans. Excommunicated from the Marans club.

Funny.
We didn't plan on getting her. At Hatchery she jumped out of her box into our own box. Said "guess we will take her too"
So...we were not 100% positive she Did jump out of the Black Sex Link chick box.
Thank you everyone!

 

[LadyRed76]

Looks like a black sex-link. She's pretty!

Thank you!
I LOVE her Orange eyes!