French Black Copper Moran

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Mary, can you take a shot of the head showing wattles and comb. Looking for both color and development. A close-up of saddle or hackle feathers could be informative as Cane said. He may be old enough for the sharp feathers to show up.

From posture and the curling tail feathers I think i might be a roo but lets look closer before panic sets in.

Well panic is already setting in!!!!

Mary

 

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From pix, does look like a cockerel. Why I hate private poultry people. Maybe they didn’t know but usually they do and have NO problem getting rid of their problem onto somebody else....liars, cheats, and worse.....

I asked if they thought they were all hens and they said yes. Also said if it is a rooster they would exhange it. Let's hope so. The problem is that the exchange will be a much younger one and I wanted them to integrate all at the same time.

Mary

 

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At what age do roosters start crowing?

Mary

 

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@Beekissed Your opinion? You know I'm shopping for the right answer.

Mary

 

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Look closely at the feathers around the base of the neck and just in front of the tail. If the feathers are uniformly round-ended all over the neck, then probably a hen. If they grow more pointed towards the base.. might be a roo.
Same with the feathers along the back.


As long as folks are getting into specifics and details... they are Marans. Fanciers will make a huge deal of pointing that out and will be sure to correct you if you don't include the S at the end (singular or plural - all are Marans).

Sometimes I think I see them rounded but then I see them pointed! I hoping it's just fear kicking in.

Mary

 

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I asked if they thought they were all hens and they said yes. Also said if it is a rooster they would exhange it. Let's hope so. The problem is that the exchange will be a much younger one and I wanted them to integrate all at the same time.

Mary

How far away are they?

On pix, put feathers on your hand, take a pix. Easy to see. Think you already know the answer. Wishing will not make a rooster into a hen. In spite of a Dolly Parton movie line..... Do a @baymule , name him, eat him....

 

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How far away are they?

On pix, put feathers on your hand, take a pix. Easy to see. Think you already know the answer. Wishing will not make a rooster into a hen. In spite of a Dolly Parton movie line..... Do a @baymule , name him, eat him....

They are about 40 minutes away. I don’t mind that too much. What I
Mind is that I wanted a black Australorp the same age as the others. I’ll take a pic after kids are gone.

Mary

 

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Once I take pics and get confirmation from some of you, I will contact them and see what they say. They are a nice young couple.

Mary

 

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