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I remember. And yours look nice. That's why I tried them.

Perfect. I just bought my first breeder stock. 4 BCM straight run chicks that hatched from #8 eggs. Their dad is a rooster with plenty of copper - not excessive tho- and from #9 egg line. I got 2 with bigger combs and 2 with smaller. The wings were also distinctly different. Hoping to get both...

I just picked out 4 Ameraucana splash or blue chicks for a friend based on that theory. I have read when people breed splash to splash it washes out the flecks.

Does that determine what breeding program the darker splash came from and whether it would breed well with black copper? It's kind of like the mossy butt on my golden cuckoo.. I feel like she needs to be put with black to improve the contrast. I probably know just enough to be dangerous.

Thanks! My son (6) says she is always flashing her big dark eyes at us and flirting. The WTB/OE rooster she's with does not give her enough attention and she is always vying for the attention of a SLW cockerel. He's penned with his own kind, but my son says Splash has a big crush on him. LOL...

The Polar vortex is brutal where you are. Whoa

My "blue" splash - she's from Meyer - has plenty of black flecks and dark legs. She was not white as a chick - she was BLUE. I have seen other splash chicks that are white and I was growing one out that was white with pink legs, but dogs got it. I only have 1 splash and 1 blue copper. The splash...

Got it. Good deal. The blue splash is the only one then that I'm not sure where to put.

Plan 1: Breed BCM to SOP - keep separate Plan 2: Breed wheaten - keep separate Other side project options that utilize BCM #9 rooster and Wheaten rooster to improve egg color in my other different hens... "work with what I have!' My ????s Golden cuckoo hen x BCM rooster = barred males but...

Helpful post - thank you. I want dark eggs and various shades, unique plumage that is different than most dark layers and olive egger crosses. I obviously want to keep wheatens and BC separate but I'd like advice on whether the blue copper, splash or golden cuckoo should be put in the BCM or...

Good question. I have no idea but those eggs are gorgeous. My wheaten has eggs with BIG DARK spots. I am curious now... time to examine.

I do have a question that chooksman might have to answer. I have a Blue Splash Marans with dark legs. She lays a decently dark egg though - which has appeal for breeding. I have a Wheaten Marans that is gorgeous with pink legs. She lays my darkest egg so I obviously want to breed her. I...

Hope all you folks are doing well. I took an internet break and was building a whole chicken town. lol. Your fault... All of you! Now I'm growing out a wheaten cockerel and a BCM to determine which way I want to go. Not keeping both. I enjoyed crossing all my Marans to a pretty mottled olive...

I found what their 'blue silver wheaten marans' look like: videos:

I'm from Middletown... right off I-69 near Anderson. Yeah - opinions vary greatly. I'm new also. :)

Thank you. This white one is way different than my blue splashes. Those were light gray. The others in the bin looked like blue splash. I couldn't resist adding more marans but I wanted something different. Honestly, y'all had me really motivated to find some black coppers, but this is good...

Where in Indiana are you? I'm from there originally. I really enjoy being in North GA... Mine may lay in Jan or Feb with the warmer days. I have never used light but I put the clear roofing on my coops and windows facing the sunrise. Aren't Marans good about winter laying or no? My Speckled...

Oh - this is it's brood mate. Blue copper I presume. I have no idea if they are siblings. There were literally only 2 white ones. I chose the one with feathered legs.

Random alert here. Could this be a Splash Copper? Or a Blue Silver Wheaten Marans? This Fall, I grabbed 2 random marans out of a pullet bin that looked like it was full of blue coppers. One was white - assumed Wheaten - and the other the darkest. Thought the darkest one might be black copper but...

You'll find this funny. My son (6) reads very well and watched me on here. He decided he loves the name Punky and decided to name his 2 favorite pullets Punky and Funky. So, @Punkybrewster you have a chicken named after you. :)