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    Wrath's Marans

    Sorry to hear that. Glad you have your F2s still.
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    Marans and Back-crossed OE Breeding Project.

    Thanks! My bc olive egger hatched yesterday. This hatch turned out to be a rough one. 5 out of 8 marans quit around days 7-10, and only 1 bc olive made it to lockdown. The other 2 marans haven’t hatched yet. So a grand total of 2/13 hatched haha. I’m going to give it till tomorrow morning...
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    Wrath's Marans

    What do you use to leg band your chicks?
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    Marans and Back-crossed OE Breeding Project.

    The pip from last night hatched! I was worried this morning when nothing happened but the chick just popped out. Also, my only OE has pipped now!
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    Marans and Back-crossed OE Breeding Project.

    One started pipping ahead of schedule. 🤞 let’s hope it makes it out!
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    Marans and Back-crossed OE Breeding Project.

    Those are some chunky dudes. They look great. How many years in with the marans do you have?
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    Marans and Back-crossed OE Breeding Project.

    Thanks! Hopefully between the remaining eggs in the incubator and the new chicks, I can get a good 3rd rooster to breed with.
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    Marans and Back-crossed OE Breeding Project.

    I finally got permission from the wife to buy some chicks since I lost so many eggs, so I ended up getting some cheap marans from a guy off Craigslist. They aren’t dark but I think if I mix them with my two cockerels I can darken it up over a few generations. My plan is to start a clan...
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    Marans and Back-crossed OE Breeding Project.

    I bought some hatching eggs from the same group Ferdinand came from to hopefully hatch some hens out. Terrible luck. I candled on day 18 as I pulled the egg turner out and 5/8 had quite developing. The other 3 I couldn’t really tell what was going on so I just left them in there. I’m on day...
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    Marans and Back-crossed OE Breeding Project.

    Hey chicken folks! I wanted to start a thread on my Marans and Olive Egger struggles. My priorities are dark egg layers first, then eventually breeding to the SOP for the BCMs. I plan to back-cross my olive eggers and darken those up too. For a few years I’ve been pretty obsessed with...
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    International Black Copper Marans Thread - Breeding to the SOP

    I looked in to the side sprigs and that does seem like a possibility. How tough will that be to breed out?
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    International Black Copper Marans Thread - Breeding to the SOP

    Good to know about the Orpington comb. I’ll have to be patient and see what color egg she ends up laying. The silver you’re seeing could possibly be sourdough starter that I feed them lol.
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    International Black Copper Marans Thread - Breeding to the SOP

    Hey guys I have a few questions about my birds as they’re growing out. #1: my best looking pullet seems to have a weird looking pea comb? I’m hoping it’s a defect and she’s not crossed with an Orpington. The breeder I bought her from had the marans and Orpingtons all separated, but it’s...
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    Back Crossing Olive Eggers

    That makes sense. Thank you
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    Back Crossing Olive Eggers

    Hey everyone. I’m looking to back cross my OEs with my Marans roo. My goal is to get a dark olive egg. One hen lays a really cool shade of olive and the other lays a regular brown. Would only hatching the olive eggs give me a greater chance of getting the dark olive, or would I have an equal...
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