Max (formerly known as Dorrit) has left the building...Say Hello to...Mavis!

[Bephlam]

Thought you'd like to see our new black copper maran HEN....Mavis!



She's named after Mavis Staples...the singer!

[Pumpkin Becki]

What lovely 'beetle-wing' feathers she's got.

[Flummery]

Now there's a beautiful lass! Let's hope she doesn't take to crowing - she might think it's expected of her!

[Bephlam]

I know...her beetle shine is beautiful, isn't it??

[shirlthegirl43]

Lovely! What colour are her legs? She looks quite like the ones we have which I identified as Australorps (however, I could well and truly be wrong)

[Hans Mum]

she's a lovely looking girl Beph hope she settles in well and doesnt turn out to be a he

[Bephlam]

Lovely! What colour are her legs? She looks quite like the ones we have which I identified as Australorps (however, I could well and truly be wrong)

Her legs are pale Shirl...She's definitely a maran, and I'm pretty confident she's a girl!

she's a lovely looking girl Beph hope she settles in well and doesnt turn out to be a he

I'm 99.9% sure she's not this time...but, I could be wrong. She's being picked on a little bit...but nothing bigtime. She'll be fine!

[Glutton4...]

Ooooh she's lovely! I like their copper fronts as much as their blue-black backs.

[Glutton4...]

Our Coppers have black legs, but the Cuckoos have grey!

[Bephlam]

I'm sure her legs are pale...but she's only a baby, so maybe they'll darken up. The copper has pale legs too...and the lack pale. Eeeek!

[shirlthegirl43]

Her legs are pale Shirl...She's definitely a maran, and I'm pretty confident she's a girl!

So I am possibly still right on mine being Australorp - their legs are blue/black Their feathers are the same blue/green and are ever so soft.

[Bephlam]

Yeah, I think you could still be right about it. But...who knows...I thought a cockerel was a hen for a whole week, so what do I know??

[bluemoon]

So I am possibly still right on mine being Australorp - their legs are blue/black Their feathers are the same blue/green and are ever so soft.

Australorps do have the beautiful beetle green, shirl. I have a lovely photo of one somewhere. Marans are beetly too though.

She's gorgeous, Bephlam. I definitely can't wait for Saturday now.

[di]

She's beautiful Bephlam...& if my untrained eye offers any reassurance,I'd say you've deffo got a girlie this time!
Sorry if you've already mentioned in another post that I've missed,how did Max do being introduced to his new home?

[Bephlam]

Scrap everything I've said Shirl...they've both got dark legs!! D'oh!!

Oh, apparently he's fine. He spent most of yesterday crowing...then he was introduced to a small group of laydees...apparently he loved that experience.

She said he's settling in fine - can't wait to see what he turns out like!!