Rooster or Hen? Blue Copper Maran

[chixinrox]

Feeling so much better with all the pullet posts! She's sitting on the back of my office chair now!

 

[chixinrox]

Definitely a pullet! Laid her first egg today!

 

[Peeps61]

Well, that's settles it then!

 

[kimthom66]

I'm new to Blue Copper Marans, so does anyone have thoughts on these two? I am suspecting roosters but wondered what others thought? They are 10 weeks old. The Black Copper Marans I believe to be a hen.

 

[chixinrox]

First they are beautiful!!! For me, I think I'd go with Rooster.

 

[junebuggena]

I'm new to Blue Copper Marans, so does anyone have thoughts on these two? I am suspecting roosters but wondered what others thought? They are 10 weeks old. The Black Copper Marans I believe to be a hen.

Copper on the shoulders is something only the males get. Those two are cockerels.

 

[kimthom66]

First they are beautiful!!! For me, I think I'd go with Rooster.

Thank you! I am hoping to find someone to give at least one of them a good home, I might try to keep one with my current flock but since I'm new to the breed I am not sure about the temperament and I have a young grandson who loves my chickens so I can't have an aggressive rooster.

 

[chixinrox]

I sure wish I could have a Rooster. Not where we live.

 

[Peeps61]

They are beautiful! Where are you located kimthorn66? I agree - the black one is a pullet and the other two are cockerels. I live in NW Florida and I can have roosters if we can work something out.
How old is he?

 

[One Chick Two]

Thank you! I am hoping to find someone to give at least one of them a good home, I might try to keep one with my current flock but since I'm new to the breed I am not sure about the temperament and I have a young grandson who loves my chickens so I can't have an aggressive rooster.

The two blues are cockerels, and the black copper is a pullet. They can be bred together, and make darker blue copper Marans.

I do have to say, we have 8 different lines of Marans, and they have some of the sweetest, beautiful, kindest, balanced and most docile roos if you keep them calm and socialized. Out of the 70+ cockerels and grown males we've had, we have never had any that were even remotely aggressive. All very good boys. Not everyone has a good experience with roosters, but, there are very good ones out there. Just had to put that out there.