Ordered splash maran from hatchery but colors seem wrong?

[ozarkmamabear]

I ordered a female splash maran from a hatchery but this coloring has me confused. They're supposed to be mostly white with black or blue "splashes"... There really isn't any other chick in my order that could be the splash maran according to the chick pictures for IDing on their website. Could I have gotten a wrong chick? I can't find any pics online that looks anything like this. Anyone recognize the coloring? She's about 3 weeks old in the pictures.

 

[pipdzipdnreadytogo]

Which hatchery? That's definitely not Splash, nor a Marans at all with that beard she's sporting. I'm guessing that you have yourself some sort of Easter-egger mix, but her origin will help to confirm anything more specific.

 

[MysteryChicken]

Looks like a Wheaten Marans. What's the comb type?

I ordered a female splash maran from a hatchery but this coloring has me confused. They're supposed to be mostly white with black or blue "splashes"... There really isn't any other chick in my order that could be the splash maran according to the chick pictures for IDing on their website. Could I have gotten a wrong chick? I can't find any pics online that looks anything like this. Anyone recognize the coloring? She's about 3 weeks old in the pictures.View attachment 3493086View attachment 3493087View attachment 3493089

 

[Party_Chicken]

That’s definitely not a splash maran what hatchery did she come from?

 

[TRALALARA1]

Don’t Marans have feathered legs? Looks like EE or Olive egger to me. But I’m not really familiar with Marans.

 

[MysteryChicken]

Don’t Marans have feathered legs? Looks like EE or Olive egger to me. But I’m not really familiar with Marans.

Not all Marans have feathered legs, only the French varieties do. Also olive Eggers can have feathered legs, even EEs.

 

[Frizzle and Friends]

That's definitely not a splash marans, I would guess it's and easter egger or an olive egger with the beard it has. Was the chick sold as a splash marans or a blue-splash marans? Maybe you got a blue on accident and it's one of the other chicks.

 

[TRALALARA1]

Not all Marans have feathered legs, only the French varieties do. Also olive Eggers can have feathered legs, even EEs.

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That makes sense. I’ve never had any type of Marans but I would love a French cuckoo Marans. I have EEs that were sold to me as americanas (not sure of spelling) but people here have told me that they were just EEs because of their colors. Mine ALL have pea combs, puffy cheeks and beards and slate legs. None of mine have had feathered legs at all.

 

[MysteryChicken]

That makes sense. I’ve never had any type of Marans but I would love a French cuckoo Marans. I have EEs that were sold to me as americanas (not sure of spelling) but people here have told me that they were just EEs because of their colors. Mine ALL have pea combs, puffy cheeks and beards and slate legs. None of mine have had feathered legs at all.

Marans are good birds. They're pretty inconsistent layers though. Used to have a French Black Copper Marans hen, & a couple American Cuckoo Marans.

Spelling is Ameraucana. They're technically just EEs with a standard.

Feathered legs depends on where they came from.

 

[ozarkmamabear]

So I also have a blue chick with feathered legs but I thought it may be my daughter's bantam EE from the same order except that it isn't small like her other bantams and it was blue not light yellow as a new chick, so maybe it is my splash maran, here are a few pics...