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Are maran's freindly?

post #1 of 13
4/8/12 at 9:05am
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I love the look of marans and their deep copper eggs, but our chickens are pets, so I was wondering, how freindly are marans? Are they good egg layers? Do they go broody?

 

Thanks!

I have five hens and two pullets- one seven year old red star, Luna, one white leghorn, Sage, one SLW, Pepper, one adorable fluffy EE, Bedazzle, and one black star, Buckbeak. My two pullets are Nutella, my wheaten marans, thirty five weeks, (who is yet to lay an egg!), and her best friend, Sammy, seventeen weeks.

 

 

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I have five hens and two pullets- one seven year old red star, Luna, one white leghorn, Sage, one SLW, Pepper, one adorable fluffy EE, Bedazzle, and one black star, Buckbeak. My two pullets are Nutella, my wheaten marans, thirty five weeks, (who is yet to lay an egg!), and her best friend, Sammy, seventeen weeks.

 

 

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post #2 of 13
4/8/12 at 6:34pm
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Anybody got marans? :)

I have five hens and two pullets- one seven year old red star, Luna, one white leghorn, Sage, one SLW, Pepper, one adorable fluffy EE, Bedazzle, and one black star, Buckbeak. My two pullets are Nutella, my wheaten marans, thirty five weeks, (who is yet to lay an egg!), and her best friend, Sammy, seventeen weeks.

 

 

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I have five hens and two pullets- one seven year old red star, Luna, one white leghorn, Sage, one SLW, Pepper, one adorable fluffy EE, Bedazzle, and one black star, Buckbeak. My two pullets are Nutella, my wheaten marans, thirty five weeks, (who is yet to lay an egg!), and her best friend, Sammy, seventeen weeks.

 

 

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post #3 of 13
4/9/12 at 2:15pm

I only had 2.  One was nice, the other was a bully so she went to a friends flock.  And yes, they can go broody.

Breeding Welsummers and Barnevelders.

 

Having an Icelandic in the coop is like having a 2 year old in the house - they are into everything and don't follow the rules.

I have zero chicken willpower.

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Breeding Welsummers and Barnevelders.

 

Having an Icelandic in the coop is like having a 2 year old in the house - they are into everything and don't follow the rules.

I have zero chicken willpower.

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post #4 of 13
4/9/12 at 5:21pm

oh my god my marans is the nicest sweetest most fun hen ever. marans hen waits at perch for my hen hope (sig) to lay, adorable,

i got lots o' hens: my special mutt, Hope,Cuckoo Marans hen, Barred Rock,White Leghorn,Buff Silkie, White Bantam Frizzle Cochin

some roos too!: Cuckoo Marans, White Leghorn, Buff Silkie, and my special mutt Snippy

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i got lots o' hens: my special mutt, Hope,Cuckoo Marans hen, Barred Rock,White Leghorn,Buff Silkie, White Bantam Frizzle Cochin

some roos too!: Cuckoo Marans, White Leghorn, Buff Silkie, and my special mutt Snippy

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post #5 of 13
4/10/12 at 7:05am
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Glad to hear it!

I have five hens and two pullets- one seven year old red star, Luna, one white leghorn, Sage, one SLW, Pepper, one adorable fluffy EE, Bedazzle, and one black star, Buckbeak. My two pullets are Nutella, my wheaten marans, thirty five weeks, (who is yet to lay an egg!), and her best friend, Sammy, seventeen weeks.

 

 

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I have five hens and two pullets- one seven year old red star, Luna, one white leghorn, Sage, one SLW, Pepper, one adorable fluffy EE, Bedazzle, and one black star, Buckbeak. My two pullets are Nutella, my wheaten marans, thirty five weeks, (who is yet to lay an egg!), and her best friend, Sammy, seventeen weeks.

 

 

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post #6 of 13
4/10/12 at 7:10am

I have Marans, but they are young, between six weeks and three months. Not had ANY problems with aggression so far! I have blue splash, wheaton, and black copper, and boy are they pretty!

Wife to a Tennessee man, mother to five dogs, three Kinder goats, and an assortment of chickens. Please check out my blog at www.kindredspiritsjs.blogspot.com 

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Wife to a Tennessee man, mother to five dogs, three Kinder goats, and an assortment of chickens. Please check out my blog at www.kindredspiritsjs.blogspot.com 

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post #7 of 13
4/10/12 at 7:46am

My Cuckoo Marans are coming to me on April 23rd. I'm getting 5 of them all females. Everyone has told me how friendly they are and that they are broody. They lay very well even in cold weather like winter. Mine are going to resemble the Barred Rocks in color by displaying feathers which are all crossed throughout with irregular dark and light slate colored bars.Plus there eggs are so dark chocolate colored that's why they call them the Chocolate Eggers. But as they get older there eggs get lighter in color. Mine also are going to be as my pets! Good luck have fun with them I can't wait to get mine!

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post #8 of 13
4/10/12 at 10:27am

I have a Maran Rooster that has within the last week begun chasing me everywhere I go!!! He is 1 year old and NOT NICE!!!! The hen is just fine, but the rooster is gonna be a in a pot pie as soon as we get another to replace him!!! It's HORRIBLE!!!

 

I LOVE my chickens!!!
 

5 Marans, 4 Sexlinks, 1 Dominiques, 1 Buff,  1 Ameraucana, 1 Game, 8 mixed babies, and 1 who knows what blue, 5 geese, and the neighbors turkey in my woods..... haha~!!!!

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I LOVE my chickens!!!
 

5 Marans, 4 Sexlinks, 1 Dominiques, 1 Buff,  1 Ameraucana, 1 Game, 8 mixed babies, and 1 who knows what blue, 5 geese, and the neighbors turkey in my woods..... haha~!!!!

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post #9 of 13
4/10/12 at 10:37am

My Cuckoo Marans have been adorably friendly and cuddly. They are good layers. And, yes, they do go broody but not crazy broody. 

 

Sweet birds. Awesome eggs. 

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post #10 of 13
4/11/12 at 4:36pm

To SuperChickMama, did u you handle your rooster a lot when you got him? I didn't know if you got him as a baby or not but either way. Maybe put a coat on and some work gloves and try to get him used to you handling him and holding him and if he can't change eat him lol. I wish you the best luck! I hope none of mine get mean like that. I make my kids and I handle my chicken everyday because I do not want mean chickens in my coop or they will be replaced also.D.gif

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