French Black Copper Moran

[Ridgerunner]

Conformation is such a big part of chicken breed that a good judge should be able to tell the chicken breed just from seeing a black and white silhouette, at least the more common breeds.

 

[ninnymary]

My Black Australorp was yawning. I’ve had a pullet do this once and 2 weeks later it started crowing.
Please tell me she doesn’t look like a rooster. She’s about 3.5 months.

 

[ninnymary]

She yawned about 5 times.

Mary

 

[thistlebloom]

Why would you think she was a rooster? Do they get bored more easily?

joke alert

 

[ninnymary]

Perhaps I wasn’t clear Lol. The closest I can describe it is a yawn. Almost like one with the neck stretching out a little.

I’ve only seen this being done once and it turned out to be a rooster which I don’t want.

Mary

 

[canesisters]

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).

 

[seedcorn]

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.....

 

[Ridgerunner]

View attachment 31403 My Black Australorp was yawning. I’ve had a pullet do this once and 2 weeks later it started crowing.
Please tell me she doesn’t look like a rooster. She’s about 3.5 months.

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.

 

[seedcorn]

No panic.....fried chicken dinner....

 

[thistlebloom]

Perhaps I wasn’t clear Lol. The closest I can describe it is a yawn. Almost like one with the neck stretching out a little.

I’ve only seen this being done once and it turned out to be a rooster which I don’t want.

Mary

I knew what you meant. Just hassling you.