Welsummer/Blue Copper Maran cross. Anyone have pics?

[humblehillsfarm]

I have a blue copper maran rooster, a black copper maran hen, and a welsummer. The welsummer and maran eggs are comparable in color, but so far the welsummer eggs have been much, much larger (she is a year older though). My primary driver is egg color, but I was hoping to at the very least sell the maran chicks, but if anyone else was interested in chicks simply for egg color, I believe the cross should make a large chicken with large dark brown eggs. Anyone have any pics of the cross? Particularly a blue maran crossed with a welsummer? I'll take a black maran cross, too.

I've tried google, but no solid leads. I also found this old thread: https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/welsummer-maran-cross.508898/ but no one had posted images, or the thread is too old for them to show up.

 

[ChloeSilkie08]

I have a blue copper maran rooster, a black copper maran hen, and a welsummer. The welsummer and maran eggs are comparable in color, but so far the welsummer eggs have been much, much larger (she is a year older though). My primary driver is egg color, but I was hoping to at the very least sell the maran chicks, but if anyone else was interested in chicks simply for egg color, I believe the cross should make a large chicken with large dark brown eggs. Anyone have any pics of the cross? Particularly a blue maran crossed with a welsummer? I'll take a black maran cross, too.

I've tried google, but no solid leads. I also found this old thread: https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/welsummer-maran-cross.508898/ but no one had posted images, or the thread is too old for them to show up.

I have a blue splash maran/Black copper mix and she is the GREATEST layer! She lays an egg as dark as a BCM and she lays it every day.
She is the solid blue chicken in front.
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[ChloeSilkie08]

I have a blue splash maran/Black copper mix and she is the GREATEST layer! She lays an egg as dark as a BCM and she lays it every day.
She is the solid blue chicken in front.
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I also forgot to mention her egg is SPECKLED!

 

[humblehillsfarm]

I also forgot to mention her egg is SPECKLED!

Do you know what your black copper mix is?

 

[ChloeSilkie08]

Do you know what your black copper mix is?

She is a blue maran. Her mother is a blue splash and her father is black copper. When you breed black to splash you get blue!

 

[humblehillsfarm]

She is a blue maran. Her mother is a blue splash and her father is black copper. When you breed black to splash you get blue!

I’m still hoping to see an elusive welsummer and maran cross!
I believe from my blue copper Maran roo and my black copper Maran hen I should have all black chicks in that generation.

 

[ChloeSilkie08]

I’m still hoping to see an elusive welsummer and maran cross!
I believe from my blue copper Maran roo and my black copper Maran hen I should have all black chicks in that generation.

Blue to black would result in 50% blue and 50% black.

 

[humblehillsfarm]

Blue to black would result in 50% blue and 50% black.

I’d love to keep some of the blue pullets! I actually wanted a black copper Maran rooster, but can you believe that the hatchery was sold out of black roosters and not pullets?? That’s why I ended up with the blue rooster. He is beautiful thought.

 

[ChloeSilkie08]

I’d love to keep some of the blue pullets! I actually wanted a black copper Maran rooster, but can you believe that the hatchery was sold out of black roosters and not pullets?? That’s why I ended up with the blue rooster. He is beautiful thought.

You could always find one on Craigslist if you wanted it badly.

 

[1muttsfan]

Try punching them into the Chicken Color Calculator
http://kippenjungle.nl/Overzicht.htm#kippengenen