Welcome to the French Marans Show!!
Rules:
Categories:
The Marans (French: Poule de Marans,) is a breed of chicken from the port town ofMarans, in the department ofCharente-Maritime in the Poitou-Charentes region of western France. It was createdwith the local feral chickens descendedfrom fighting game chickens carried fromIndonesia and India. Those originalMarandaise fowl were "improved" for thetable through recombination with imported Croad Langshans. A favourite at poultryshows, it is a dual purpose fowl known bothfor its extremely dark eggs and fine meatqualities.
There are 9 recognized colours in theFrench Standard: Cuckoo, Golden Cuckoo,Black, Birchen, Black Copper, Wheaten,Black-tailed Buff, White and Columbian.Black Copper (black with copper feathers onthe neck) and Cuckoo (barred feathers,giving a black and white speckledappearance) are the most common of these.Other colors not officially recognized (such as Blue Copper, Blue, and Splash) also exist.
They should have orange eyes. The shanksare usually slate or pink, the soles of the feetshould always be white as Marans have white skin, not yellow. Though the originalMarans could also be feather legged birds,British breeders preferred the clean leggedversion, and thus feathered legged Maransare now mainly found in France and theUnited States. The Australian PoultryStandard recognises both feathered andclean-legged. The American Poultry Association only recognizes featheredlegged.
French Name: Poule de Marans
Country of Origin: France
Standard: Marans-Club de France (in French)
Classification: APA Continental, PCGB Soft Feather: Heavy
Traits:
Weight:
Male:
Standard: 3.5–4 kg
Bantam: 1100 g
Female:
Standard: 2.5–3 kg
Bantam: 900 g
Egg Color: Dark brown
Comb type: Single
Example:
*Head Picture*
*Full Body Side Picture*
*Top/Back Picture*
*Foot/Leg Picture that shows foot and shank feathers + foot color*
*Bottom of Foot Picture*
Category: C
Variety: Black Copper
Age: 1.5 years
Notes/Comments: N/A
All birds will be judged according to the APA Standard of Perfection.
Please take clear images!!
The birds will be "Awarded":
Best of Breed
Reserve of Breed
Best of Variety
Reserve of Variety
And are judged by: @Chooks man & @The Angry Hen
Judges! On the end date judge the birds on your own and discuss afterwards or judge together.
May The Best Marans
Rules:
- Be Kind!
- French Marans ONLY!
- Follow All BYC Rules!
Categories:
- Cock (C)
- Cockerel (K)
- Hen (H)
- Pullet (P)
- Black Copper
- Wheaten
- White
The Marans (French: Poule de Marans,) is a breed of chicken from the port town ofMarans, in the department ofCharente-Maritime in the Poitou-Charentes region of western France. It was createdwith the local feral chickens descendedfrom fighting game chickens carried fromIndonesia and India. Those originalMarandaise fowl were "improved" for thetable through recombination with imported Croad Langshans. A favourite at poultryshows, it is a dual purpose fowl known bothfor its extremely dark eggs and fine meatqualities.
There are 9 recognized colours in theFrench Standard: Cuckoo, Golden Cuckoo,Black, Birchen, Black Copper, Wheaten,Black-tailed Buff, White and Columbian.Black Copper (black with copper feathers onthe neck) and Cuckoo (barred feathers,giving a black and white speckledappearance) are the most common of these.Other colors not officially recognized (such as Blue Copper, Blue, and Splash) also exist.
They should have orange eyes. The shanksare usually slate or pink, the soles of the feetshould always be white as Marans have white skin, not yellow. Though the originalMarans could also be feather legged birds,British breeders preferred the clean leggedversion, and thus feathered legged Maransare now mainly found in France and theUnited States. The Australian PoultryStandard recognises both feathered andclean-legged. The American Poultry Association only recognizes featheredlegged.
French Name: Poule de Marans
Country of Origin: France
Standard: Marans-Club de France (in French)
Classification: APA Continental, PCGB Soft Feather: Heavy
Traits:
Weight:
Male:
Standard: 3.5–4 kg
Bantam: 1100 g
Female:
Standard: 2.5–3 kg
Bantam: 900 g
Egg Color: Dark brown
Comb type: Single
Example:
*Head Picture*
*Full Body Side Picture*
*Top/Back Picture*
*Foot/Leg Picture that shows foot and shank feathers + foot color*
*Bottom of Foot Picture*
Category: C
Variety: Black Copper
Age: 1.5 years
Notes/Comments: N/A
All birds will be judged according to the APA Standard of Perfection.
Please take clear images!!
The birds will be "Awarded":
Best of Breed
Reserve of Breed
Best of Variety
Reserve of Variety
And are judged by: @Chooks man & @The Angry Hen
Judges! On the end date judge the birds on your own and discuss afterwards or judge together.
May The Best Marans
WIN!!!
Credit to: B.C.
Credit to: B.C.
