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With my Marans, I have what I believe to be a roo and pullet, based on a vast difference in combs/wattles. However their tails are almost identical. Weird.
 
BuffOrpingtonGA said:
I have a single Blue Copper Marans hen, and I have fallen in love with her(and her eggs). I had no idea the color of eggs she would lay when my husband brought her home, so I was shocked to find such a dark egg in the coop!

She came with a roo, but he is NOT a Marans, he's a Blue laced Red Wyandotte. So, I went on the hunt for other Marans, and found a guy about 10 minutes from me selling eggs- they are in the bator now. I still haven't found anyone with the Wyandottes, though.

Besides the buff Orpingtons and those two, I also have a pair of black and trio of splash Cochins from a local guy who breeds and shows them, and some Light Brahmas and Tetra Tint chicks in the brooder. Oh, and my daughters have a pair of white silkies from my mom. We have a very diverse flock!
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I know of two sources for BLRW. One lady in Dahlonega at Taylor Made Resale store (although pet quality) and Holly on BYC. Her's are show quality. She lives in Tenn I think, but sales hatching eggs.

http://www.heirloomorpingtons.com
 
ok, you can determine sex in chicks in a variety of ways.
1. Vent sexing them of course
2. Feather sexing them......mainly hatchery chicks - If you have been mixing chickens, or have been hatching your own for a while, you may lose the ability to feather sex your chicks because you may not have kept your slow feathering roo and your fast feathering hens.
3. Color - auto sexing - males will be one color and females another
4. Feather grow-out rate. In Hatchery chicks, the males grow out slower than the females. This is because the hatcheries breed their parent birds that way so they are able to feather sex them at birth. Watch this video:
This shows you what to look for in 1-3 day old hatchery chicks. So when you go get your chicks from TS or where ever, feather sex them yourself! Very easy to do!
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I also thought of something else everyone was asking.....say you got 6 of the same chick from TS and they start growing out differently.....as in size. Think of these chicks as humans and think, "Are all my sisters/brothers the same size?" I have 4 sisters and we are all so different (same parents, too!) that you wouldn't know we were sisters! I'm short and dark headed and my sisters are all blonds and fair skinned! Well, chickens are like that too! I have had two of the same batch of chicks mature, one at 25 weeks and one at 34 weeks! Same parents! So, just remember, they are all individuals and will grow as differently as we do! Aren't genes fun????
 
peeps-n-chicks said:
I am too! Cumming, GA
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Me too! I'm on the Ball Ground side though
Flowerbh said:
ok, you can determine sex in chicks in a variety of ways.
1. Vent sexing them of course
2. Feather sexing them......mainly hatchery chicks - If you have been mixing chickens, or have been hatching your own for a while, you may lose the ability to feather sex your chicks because you may not have kept your slow feathering roo and your fast feathering hens.
3. Color - auto sexing - males will be one color and females another
4. Feather grow-out rate. In Hatchery chicks, the males grow out slower than the females. This is because the hatcheries breed their parent birds that way so they are able to feather sex them at birth. Watch this video:
This shows you what to look for in 1-3 day old hatchery chicks. So when you go get your chicks from TS or where ever, feather sex them yourself! Very easy to do!
5. Leg size











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Good to know!
 
Flowerbh said:
I know of two sources for BLRW. One lady in Dahlonega at Taylor Made Resale store (although pet quality) and Holly on BYC. Her's are show quality. She lives in Tenn I think, but sales hatching eggs.

http://www.heirloomorpingtons.com
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Thanks for sharing! I know what I will be looking into today!
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