Morans or australorps?

[kelidei]

This is a pic of one of my Marans chicks when they were young... it's a little blurry but it shows its legs... my australorps had slate colored legs and the marans have slate on top of yellow... no feathers.

 

[HenPenny]

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[JodyJo]

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How do you know they are Roos?

these are from last year...they all grew into beautiful roos

 

[JodyJo]

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if you look at my pic of my chicks, their legs are slate on top of yellow also...all these are full grown and gone onto other homes now...all roos.

 

[HenPenny]

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How do you know they are Roos?

yes...these are from last year...they all grew into beautiful roos

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/68634_dsc_0044.jpg

Very pretty!

 

[HenPenny]

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Thanks I will study thier legs. I have three with "Hairy legs" and 2 with smooth legs. Before I didn't notice a color difference but will take another gander. LOL

 

[stoneeater]

Good pic.
I still vote aussie. Looks exactly like mine did a couple weeks ago.

 

[Happy Chooks]

Any with feathered shanks would be Marans. Australorps don't have feathered shanks. It is possible to get marans without feathered shanks though as not everyone breeds for the feathered shanks.

 

[Mrs. Cannon]

I'd have to say the ones with feathered shanks are marans( that's my proffesional oppinion

) and the ones without could still be. Most of the marans I've raised have hatched with white wing tips but most lose them.

Those sure are a bunch of little cuties!

 

[kelidei]

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I stand corrected... I had never seen a Marans with feathered shanks but I did a google search and I did find a few pics with feathered shanks. Is this mainly a difference between hatchery chicks and breeders? I have never seen a hatchery website that lists Marans as "feather footed" I would assume most chicks come from hatcheries could this be the reason there seem to be so few with feathers on their legs? Interesting... I learned something new!