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Is a "Marrueco" Chicken the same as a Maran?

post #1 of 9
8/3/12 at 4:25pm
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I have had only English breeds in my small flock so far. Yesterday I got three huge 3 week chicks from another farm and they told me they were "Gallos Marruecos". They grow pretty big (7-8 pounders) but the colors I got don't fit the Maran description and I think the eggs are not dark chocolate.

 

Mine are white, yellow and brown. One of them has gray/greenish legs. If they are Marruecos (in Spanish) aren't they supposed to be Morrocan chickens? Is there a Morrocan breed?

 

I am so confused... specially when here in the Caribbean I may be seen "tropical" versions of other breeds... idunno.gif

 

 

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post #2 of 9
8/3/12 at 4:55pm

What is the leg color on the other two chicks?

What type of combs do they have?

Is each chick white/yellow/brown or is that the description of three different colored chick?

Can you show us photos of them?


Edited by Jeanette56 - 8/3/12 at 5:05pm

One Pyrenees, five cats, one Boer mix goat doe, two peafowl, Bourbon Red turkeys, Muscovy ducks, mixed Runner ducks, pair Black Copper Marans, two+ Silkies, homegrown Frizzles, Cornish, Cochins hens, Pied Guineas, eggs in the incubator and a patient husband and son who help me care for all these critters.

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One Pyrenees, five cats, one Boer mix goat doe, two peafowl, Bourbon Red turkeys, Muscovy ducks, mixed Runner ducks, pair Black Copper Marans, two+ Silkies, homegrown Frizzles, Cornish, Cochins hens, Pied Guineas, eggs in the incubator and a patient husband and son who help me care for all these critters.

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post #3 of 9
8/3/12 at 5:08pm
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Mmmm... you got me there. I can't remember since I just got them yesterday and is dark outside now. I'll check tomorrow and most probably upload a pic...

 

I was reading about breeds and some people say Easter Eggers have green/olive legs, but mine have combs already showing and I did not notice combs on EE. The one with green legs is a white pullet. The cockerel is a deep yellow and I believe legs are white and the brown one I believe has dark legs, but don't quote me on this...

 

A pic will help a lot... will do it tomorrow. hmm.png

 

 

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post #4 of 9
8/3/12 at 8:20pm

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to accept the things I cannot change; 
courage to change the things I can; 
and wisdom to know the difference.

In Jesus name Amen :)

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God grant me the serenity
to accept the things I cannot change; 
courage to change the things I can; 
and wisdom to know the difference.

In Jesus name Amen :)

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post #5 of 9
8/10/12 at 6:17pm
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Woohoooo!!! I have been trying for days to upload these!!!

700 This is the green legged chick... (I think's a pullet) what breed is it?

 

700 This would be the cockerel... (same hatching from same parents...

 

700 The other pullet... same parents/hatching...

 

What's the breed????

 

 

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post #6 of 9
8/10/12 at 8:53pm

Well, it isn't a breed. Googling the phrase led me to believe it's a slang term, maybe just for a mixed breed chicken. One reference said it meant a fighting cock that didn't fight well, so ???

 

But all those birds are too different in color and leg color, etc, to all be a standardized breed. 

Rachel BB
 

Well, the kittens aren't so cute anymore and the easter egger cockerels are in the freezer. Plus, I think offering them as "prizes" scared folks off! So, I'm still posting quotes, if you know it let me know. I'm very enamored of this new one, it may hang around for a while!

 

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Rachel BB
 

Well, the kittens aren't so cute anymore and the easter egger cockerels are in the freezer. Plus, I think offering them as "prizes" scared folks off! So, I'm still posting quotes, if you know it let me know. I'm very enamored of this new one, it may hang around for a while!

 

"If I'd known the world was ending I'd have brought better books"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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post #7 of 9
8/11/12 at 3:52pm

Looking at the variation in color I would say you probably got EEs, especially with the green-legged chick.

Do they all have regular straight combs? Or? Kind of hard to tell for sure from the photos.

You may not ever know what they are considering the difference in colors.

They are a mix of some kind it appears.

One Pyrenees, five cats, one Boer mix goat doe, two peafowl, Bourbon Red turkeys, Muscovy ducks, mixed Runner ducks, pair Black Copper Marans, two+ Silkies, homegrown Frizzles, Cornish, Cochins hens, Pied Guineas, eggs in the incubator and a patient husband and son who help me care for all these critters.

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One Pyrenees, five cats, one Boer mix goat doe, two peafowl, Bourbon Red turkeys, Muscovy ducks, mixed Runner ducks, pair Black Copper Marans, two+ Silkies, homegrown Frizzles, Cornish, Cochins hens, Pied Guineas, eggs in the incubator and a patient husband and son who help me care for all these critters.

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post #8 of 9
8/11/12 at 3:57pm
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Hmmm... Well, if you just saw the green legged... what breed does it look more like? Or from what line of breeds do they come form? These chicks parents are 8 to 10 pounders... and although colors vary they look pretty much the same... You are right about the slang... remember here in PR cockfighting is still legal and most chickens are grown for that purpose... so I guess the term to identify a non-fighting cock could be Marrueco indistinctive of the actual breed...

 

 

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post #9 of 9
8/11/12 at 4:16pm
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Thanks Jeannette:

 

I will try to get a pic of the parents to show you... they are similar to the EE but with long thicker necks.

 

 

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