Wheaten and Blue wheaten Marans Discussion Thread

[ItsAZOO32]

Quote:
So I was looking here: http://maransofamericaclub.com/wheatenmarans.php

And my chick looks much more like the boy than the girl

I'm sad. I was so happy "he" was a "she"

. Any possible way this is wrong?

 

[berkeleysprings]

I see no one has gotten back to you about eggs , I sell very very few but I might be able to get a few together and as for reputable that’s hard to say lol but ive had wheaten Marans for almost 3 years and been on this site as long and i don’t plan on going anywhere and basically only do a few eggs shipped a year mainly just drive buy chicken deals and local chicken stocks but only a handful a year if u have trouble getting eggs pm me , I just moved the breeder roo back with his 6 hens 2 pullets. And gosh I gotta a lot of roosters to cull because i only keep 2 and im hatching heavy so might as well eat a few
Quote:

 

[berkeleysprings]

wheaten chicks are color sexed at 2 weeks , and i would guess from your picture a girl but i could be wrong , if it is a male comeing out that color it shouldnt be they should be much darker in the wings
see boy girl

Quote:
So I was looking here: http://maransofamericaclub.com/wheatenmarans.php

And my chick looks much more like the boy than the girl

I'm sad. I was so happy "he" was a "she"

. Any possible way this is wrong?

 

[ItsAZOO32]

Here are a few more pictures I did today in the sun. He/She is two weeks old

Thanks again for the help... I agree that it isn't as dark as your male but compared to the Wheaten Maran Site I posted earlier, it looks like the boy photo right?

 

[berkeleysprings]

close up of 2 week old roo

2 week old hen

 

[ItsAZOO32]

Ok.. I agree .. it does look like your hen here

I guess it stays until it crows or lays ..

It's so close to both depending on which feathers you look at.. Do the combs matter at this age?

 

[berkeleysprings]

i know its a guess for me to lol , no ,at any age no one has consistant combs chicks or adults lol some have small combs some are big


Quote:

 

[lebentier]

it's a girl

 

[ItsAZOO32]

Quote:
Thank you

I sure hope so.. she's really sweet and full of personality.

 

[Debbi]

Hmm, hard for me to tell, but my first thought was roo.

As for the club link, I would've hoped they'd have come up with a better representation of a Wheaten hen. The one they have pictured has no shank/toe feathering and has muddy coloring on the bottom. Pretty girl, just not as correctly colored as she should be. JMHO