Surprise! And questions...

[fharris]

We hatched our very first set of French Black Copper Maran chickens this weekend. We had a 100% hatch rate! So exciting!! Of our 7 eggs, 2 yellow chicks hatched. The rest are black with black beaks. The yellow chicks have yellow beaks and brown markings on their backs. From what I have read so far, these may be Wheatens. I've never heard of Wheatens before now and I just wanted to get a little more info about them. Why did my Black Copper Maran eggs hatch the Wheatens? What would cause this? Are they Wheatens? Thanks!

 

[ramirezframing]

The marans thread could help you more with this, but more then likely the eggs came from a flock that has had wheaten crossed into them (a common problem with the black coppers from what I have seen and read).