palrusty12
In the Brooder
Hello all! I hope I'm not repeating a thread, but I've spent over an hour searching through the forums to avoid doing so... but I have what I hope is a quick question:
I have 16 Wade Jean line Black Copper Marans chicks at 4 weeks old now. When should they be losing the white on their faces and white primary feathers in the wings?
About half have lost all their white, a few are still transitioning in their fluff, but I have a couple who are either still "penguin" looking (totally my made up term) in the face and/or have a white first primary feather.
I also have what seems to definitely be a cockerel who is retaining a lot of grey fluff. Would this line produce a blue, or is this typical of the cockerel development?
Mostly I'm watching and worried about those white primary wing feathers....
Thanks for any of your insights!!
I have 16 Wade Jean line Black Copper Marans chicks at 4 weeks old now. When should they be losing the white on their faces and white primary feathers in the wings?
About half have lost all their white, a few are still transitioning in their fluff, but I have a couple who are either still "penguin" looking (totally my made up term) in the face and/or have a white first primary feather.
I also have what seems to definitely be a cockerel who is retaining a lot of grey fluff. Would this line produce a blue, or is this typical of the cockerel development?
Mostly I'm watching and worried about those white primary wing feathers....
Thanks for any of your insights!!