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  1. OHmamma

    Marans Thread - breed discussion & pictures are welcome!

    I know it makes no sense. But that was based on a study on Black Wyandottes I believe. From what I have read melanizers that cause black plumage are too many to fully understand. I will try to find the reference for you. I do not believe this is the problem in the BC, I believe it is the same...
  2. OHmamma

    Marans Thread - breed discussion & pictures are welcome!

    Hi Don, I do remember a conversation the I had with you and Walt about allowance in the tail of the cuckoo. I do believe that it is just an allowance before a fault and too much would be a DQ. Of course that was the Cuckoo not BC. Sometimes the white is not a genetic or color flaw but caused...
  3. OHmamma

    Marans Thread - breed discussion & pictures are welcome!

    BTB have white legs, I believe most Pene have blue or slate? here is a pic of BTB chicks
  4. OHmamma

    Marans Thread - breed discussion & pictures are welcome!

    Looks like a pullet to me. A cockerel that old should have some copper already. The eyes look dark but still a little greenish, sort of like my solid blues. The darkness fades as they reach maturity most of the time. Check down the center of its back and just above the hips for darker feathers...
  5. OHmamma

    Marans Thread - breed discussion & pictures are welcome!

    They are all hatchmates or siblings. I do have issues sometimes when I put one up to get him ready to show. Since they are up for a month or longer sometimes They get unaquainted with the others so it takes a while for them to be accepted again when the show season is over. I usually just...
  6. OHmamma

    Marans Thread - breed discussion & pictures are welcome!

    Yep she is just like the hen I posted. They are more of a copper blue splash for lack of a name. Those dark blue feathers sort of scatter on their body. Another reason why I don't do blue to blue. I am not sure what causes that I suppose it has something to do with the distribution of the blue...
  7. OHmamma

    Marans Thread - breed discussion & pictures are welcome!

    If you really like him otherwise and can not find a better colored roo that you like more then use him. I would not suggest going too crazy with the hatching but a few test matings wouldn't hurt. I have a couple that are lacking color in the saddle I keep them specifically for leveling out the...
  8. OHmamma

    Marans Thread - breed discussion & pictures are welcome!

    BC chicks can have white detail or markings on the face and neck. I don't know what a lavender buff is but bc x wheaten should give you a black chick that will look bc when grown unless your roo is really a wheaten or recessive wheaten. You would have to put up some pictures :) -Nicol
  9. OHmamma

    Marans Thread - breed discussion & pictures are welcome!

    Hi, I have 23 breeding pens right now. A lot of them are for one on one matings so they are smaller pens but I also have a few pens that keep several hens and one rooster a couple with two roos. They range in size from 3x5 for a pair of bantam marans to 10x20 for the larger cuckoo and a 20x20...
  10. OHmamma

    Marans Thread - breed discussion & pictures are welcome!

    Hi, That sounds like a very decent set up for starting out. What you decide to do would depend on your goals and of course the stock that you can find. To start out I would suggest finding a nice young quad of birds from a reputable breeder. (one roo 3 hens) Of course you would want to...
  11. OHmamma

    Marans Thread - breed discussion & pictures are welcome!

    Don I culled out close to 800 the first year is that hard enough?? I only kept 30. second year I hatched 1100+ I kept 150. Of course I have more than one variety too. I sort of lost count the last 3 years. I am getting better at culling and can do it sooner so they move out pretty fast...
  12. OHmamma

    Marans Thread - breed discussion & pictures are welcome!

    Since Ben was the one quoted, I will add that I heard him say the same thing. Never bring in a hen only a rooster. I have a huge problem with that because the roosters egg color genetics are just as important as the female and using an unknown male can get you into trouble in that aspect...
  13. OHmamma

    Marans Thread - breed discussion & pictures are welcome!

    Is it just me or is her beak crooked? My light blue copper hens looked like that as chicks... -Nicol
  14. OHmamma

    Marans Thread - breed discussion & pictures are welcome!

    I think you will have to call this little girl "High Pockets"!!
  15. OHmamma

    Marans Thread - breed discussion & pictures are welcome!

    You let them play so close to the AXE!?!? Blue Coppers are my ULTIMATE FAVORITE... Here is my favorite roo when he was just a babe...
  16. OHmamma

    Marans Thread - breed discussion & pictures are welcome!

    I really like his comb size and the way his blade stands out. His eyes are nice too but his tail is too high and it looks like it has a white feather in it. The lighter golden in his hackles is also not what you want either. His leg color looks good but you really want the feathers all the way...
  17. OHmamma

    Marans Thread - breed discussion & pictures are welcome!

    I was going to try to do one of those too and was wondering if the wax would adhere to the coating on a marans egg. I guess all we can do is try it. I wouldn't put too much work into the first one just in case. -Nicol
  18. OHmamma

    Marans Thread - breed discussion & pictures are welcome!

    I started with two blue Marans hens. A couple weeks later I bought 8 cuckoo hens and a Blue Cuckoo rooster. Then a black copper rooster a week later, then about 250 chicks from different breeders. Oh and about 20 dozen hatching eggs form different breeders. After culling through the first lot I...
  19. OHmamma

    Marans Thread - breed discussion & pictures are welcome!

    I will ask a few breeders that have correct ones to let me post them. Your rooster in the picture is nice, he is young still right? I have a couple that I am showing them this weekend so I can get better pics when they are in show cages. I am very picky about the blue color so I end up...
  20. OHmamma

    Marans Thread - breed discussion & pictures are welcome!

    The darker Blue will be the preferred color when the Blue Coppers go up for qualifying. They are darker when they have just one blue dilution in their black. It is the first cross to blue and black. If they are bred blue to blue repeatedly the blue fades and you also get splash.
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