I haven't raised very many Marans to be able to tell who's a hen and who's a rooster. FeatherSite.com has a lot of pictures of Marans. http://www.feathersite.com/Poultry/CGK/Marans/BRKMarans.html
I have a Black Copper Marans hen that I thought was a rooster. I was going to sell her but...
I am using a Marans hen with my Wheaten Ameraucana rooster to get Olive Eggers. The Marans has increased the egg size and her daughter's size. I find that the Wheaten Ameraucana's eggs are smaller but a very pretty shade of blue. I just hatched out some Production Red/Ameraucana crosses. Again...
Does anyone in the WNC area have any Bantam Polish for sale?( Or upstate SC or eastern TN?) I have 7 hens and I need a rooster. Any color. I will take any age even unsexed chicks in the hope that one may be a cockerel. I could order some from a hatchery but I don't need 25 Bantam WC Blacks!
I have done it both ways, with a nest box and without. Mine usually don't use the nest boxes. They lay their eggs beside it. My broody right now is setting on eggs right beside the nest box on the floor. But they are all different and have different preferences. My nest boxes for them are on the...
He looks better than I thought he would. Hopefully he has an injury that will just take time to heal. He is a beautiful rooster. Will he eat or drink on his own?