Wrath's Marans

[BlueTheBrahma]

Grabbed a few pics of Lil Black and her 5. (2- F3 BCM's and 3 OE's)View attachment 4105140View attachment 4105139View attachment 4105138

Can you tell the BCMs and OEs apart at this age or do you have to wait?

 

[Tstraub]

Can you tell the BCMs and OEs apart at this age or do you have to wait?

I know this wasn’t directed at me but I’ll share my experience. My F1 OEs all had obvious Marans faults from hatch. It might be blue feathers, green or yellow legs, pea comb, or beards but there was always something of if I looked for it. Some of my back crosses this year are starting to look a whole lot more like the BCM sire.

 

[wrathsfarm]

Can you tell the BCMs and OEs apart at this age or do you have to wait?

Oh absolutely....because I separated them at lockdown and they're leg banded.

 

[wrathsfarm]

I know this wasn’t directed at me but I’ll share my experience. My F1 OEs all had obvious Marans faults from hatch. It might be blue feathers, green or yellow legs, pea comb, or beards but there was always something of if I looked for it. Some of my back crosses this year are starting to look a whole lot more like the BCM sire.

I don't have that good of an eye, these look too much like BCMs. Christy doesn't have muffs or beard and I haven't seen any yet on chicks.

 

[2ndTink]

Welcome to Round "I can't remember..because I have eggs everywhere"

same thing going on over here too

Ermine Ameracaunas, Ermine x EE and something else I can't remember because again...

One is an Ermine x Blue Plymouth Rock, it's a pale cream egg so if the chick is a pullet it should lay a pale blue or possibly lightly green tinted egg.