Wheaten and Blue wheaten Marans Discussion Thread

[snowbird]

Yes Don, that is understood, she is a nice girl. Just wondered if one were to show up at a show if it would DQ or be a fault. Did she get these spots with her second molt?

Debbi, the female will be three this spring and never had one like this before. Look at her comb, I have not culled the females for the proper comb. The males I have raised out of these females have real nice combs.

 

[Debbi]

Yes, I saw the comb too. I'm not too keen on the floppy combs on anyone after what I've gone through! While my girls still have less than ideal combs, as in too many points in some, they do stand erect, even during lay, and I am aiming for smaller combs. What are her boys looking like colorwise?

 

[Daloorashens]

Interesting these last few posts about the spots and combs... Really enjoy learning from all of your posts....

 

[berkeleysprings]

Yes its why i dont like to use darker hens . the cream gets so spotted they look like BtB il post pics of the ones i have

 

[Debbi]

Ok, all you folks, other than Don and Randy, tell me what you think of this roo.

 

[berkeleysprings]

Mahahaha. who me ?

 

[Debbi]

Yes, you and Don would have an advatage here, but some newbies may not! Get those pics up of your dark breasted girls, pleeeeaaassseee?

 

[Bangarang64]

Ok, all you folks, other than Don and Randy, tell me what you think of this roo.

are the bottom of his hackles yellow?

 

[Debbi]

Bangarang6, Yes, but that would be normal in a Wheaten roo. What else do you see??

 

[geebs]

http://frenchmaransclubaustralia.yolasite.com/notes-on-breeding.php I posted this on the Black Copper thread too but get confused with what I read where... Not everyone follows all the thread so I thought I would post it here too... A really informative page regarding color genetics etc... Very visual.