Black Copper Maran pullet or something else?

[wrathsfarm]

Update in couple weeks, I'm by no means an expert and have been wrong before.

 

[ChickenShepherd_6116]

Update in couple weeks, I'm by no means an expert and have been wrong before.

Will do. When will I be able to know for sure the color and sex of 'her'?

 

[HollowOfWisps]

Cuckoo Maran. I don’t think it’s a hybrid. My reasoning is that with my hybrid Marans and in my own breeding programs when you cross a feathered leg breed with a non-feathered breed the chicks do not have the cleanest looking leg feathers. More sparse and sometimes raggedy. The chick pictured has nice thicker feathering which you get from breeding feathered to feathered. I’m also going to go against the grain and say pullet. Any Maran cockerel I have had by 5 weeks would be pinked and have a bigger comb than the one pictured.

 

[ChickenShepherd_6116]

Cuckoo Maran. I don’t think it’s a hybrid. My reasoning is that with my hybrid Marans and in my own breeding programs when you cross a feathered leg breed with a non-feathered breed the chicks do not have the cleanest looking leg feathers. More sparse and sometimes raggedy. The chick pictured has nice thicker feathering which you get from breeding feathered to feathered. I’m also going to go against the grain and say pullet. Any Maran cockerel I have had by 5 weeks would be pinked and have a bigger comb than the one pictured.

I'm a bit sad to have a Cuckoo Maran as I was really excited for a Black Copper... but I am glad to hear that you think it's a pullet. Thanks for the reply!

 

[HollowOfWisps]

I'm a bit sad to have a Cuckoo Maran as I was really excited for a Black Copper... but I am glad to hear that you think it's a pullet. Thanks for the reply!

I was trying to see if I had any pictures of my pure Maran cockerels at that stage, but I couldn’t find any. However, this is a picture of one of my Maran hybrid breeding project cockerels at only 4 weeks old. As you can see he is pretty pink with some comb going on which has been my experience for Marans and Maran hybrid cockerels at 4-5 weeks. Now his legs are more feathered because I bred Maran to Mille Fleur to get him so his legs are well feathered.

 

[ChickenShepherd_6116]

I was trying to see if I had any pictures of my pure Maran cockerels at that stage, but I couldn’t find any. However, this is a picture of one of my Maran hybrid breeding project cockerels at only 4 weeks old. As you can see he is pretty pink with some comb going on which has been my experience for m Marans and Maran hybrid cockerels at 4-5 weeks.

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Very helpful, thanks!

 

[ChickenShepherd_6116]

Update in couple weeks, I'm by no means an expert and have been wrong before.

Here is an update of my Maran. I'm thinking she's a Cuckoo Maran Pullet, about 6-7wks old:

 

[tlcmurphy]

Here is an update of my Maran. I'm thinking she's a Cuckoo Maran Pullet, about 6-7wks old:

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Definitely looks like a Cuckoo Marans. I’m no good at judging male/ female so I’ll leave that to someone else
I’ve had both Cuckoo and Black Copper Marans, they’re great birds.
Incidentally Marans is the singular as well.

 

[ChickenShepherd_6116]

Definitely looks like a Cuckoo Marans. I’m no good at judging male/ female so I’ll leave that to someone else
I’ve had both Cuckoo and Black Copper Marans, they’re great birds.
Incidentally Marans is the singular as well.

My Marans in the picture (Opal) is super sweet! I would recommend Marans to anyone, they are solid birds.

 

[wrathsfarm]

Here is an update of my Maran. I'm thinking she's a Cuckoo Maran Pullet, about 6-7wks old:

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This little one has me stumped as it sure looks like a pullet to me, now.
Keep updating ....