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  1. TurkeyMountainChickens

    Marans Thread - breed discussion & pictures are welcome!

    Pretty eggs, everyone!
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    Marans Thread - breed discussion & pictures are welcome!

    Quote: There's actually not a lot of copper on #1. I'd be tempted to keep him, so long as you use the few pullets you have without copper. That being said, if you can affoard to wait a few weeks more I would. The second one may develop a better depth of chest, etc., as he ages.
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    Marans Thread - breed discussion & pictures are welcome!

    Quote: Congrats on your youngins! I hope you continue to share them as they mature and start laying. Do they have coppering in their heads and necks? That looks like a lot of copper color around their necks and chests. I'd be interested to see what they look like with their adult plumage.
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    Marans Thread - breed discussion & pictures are welcome!

    Quote: I will have nice dark eggs, and that is what I want! Kathy~ Nothing wrong with that at ALL my dear!!! I appreciate people who just raise them for the dark eggs.... IMO they contribute just as much knowledge and info on this breed as people who breed toward the standard..... to me...
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    Marans Thread - breed discussion & pictures are welcome!

    Quote: Wow, this forum is chugging right along at it's usual breakneck pace! ON's question seems to have gotten lost here. Personally, I'd want to see pics of both of cockerels in question. Copper bleeding through is a problem in many lines of blues, and should be culled out, particularly...
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    Marans Thread - breed discussion & pictures are welcome!

    Quote: I am sorry to hear that. This young man is not using his manners and would find himself living in a bachelor pad by himself for sometime and then I would be inclined to give him my orneriest and oldest Barred Rock hen that would teach him a thing or two. Seriously though if he is...
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    Marans Thread - breed discussion & pictures are welcome!

    Quote: Ooo.... now I'm feeling like I need more chicks. I said I was done for a while, but my "babies" are all feathered out and living outside. Must...have...cute...chicks...
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    Marans Thread - breed discussion & pictures are welcome!

    Eye color changes quite a bit as they develop. Many breeders recommend not to cull any bird for eye color until they are full grown.
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    Marans Thread - breed discussion & pictures are welcome!

    Quote: The BC Marans, like many breeds, is a work in progress. It has suffered greatly because of recent popularity. This has lead to some people simply breeding any birds they get and selling the eggs. However, the best way to improve the breed is to increase the number of serious and...
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    Marans Thread - breed discussion & pictures are welcome!

    Quote: Hi Geri - Where are you located? There might be a BYCer out your way. If not, you can always check out the BYC egg auctions. Many of us post eggs there when we have them. I should have some up there the week after next. And welcome to the Marans thread, Geri, pbirdhaven, and...
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    Marans Thread - breed discussion & pictures are welcome!

    Thanks everyone for the compliments on my girls' eggs. I'd love them anyway, but the pretty eggs sure are nice! Geebs - That prize pullet looks great! Here's to hoping she lays a nice dark egg, too! I've got to get be a laid back cockerel like yours, Illia. My current boy has been to...
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    Marans Thread - breed discussion & pictures are welcome!

    Quote: Well, they look like they could have come from BCM stock. They just aren't very good. I don't see any color on the hens, and way too much color on the roo. It's hard to tell conformation from these pics - I don't really see much for the tails. I don't really think I'd have paid $8...
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    Marans Thread - breed discussion & pictures are welcome!

    Quote: Snowbird? What is a wry tail, please? Sorry to butt in - Wry Tail is when a bird has a tail cocked to the side a little. It is considered a defect. And on another note, if anyone remembers me, I'm back!! And my Marans are now laying!! Sadly I learned that Wade Jeanne x Bev Davis...
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    Marans Thread - breed discussion & pictures are welcome!

    Speaking of egg color, here's a rainbow I collected recently: Black Copper Marans, Cuckoo Marans (late in their cycle), Australorps, Wyandottes, and EE. I love pretty eggs!
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    Marans Thread - breed discussion & pictures are welcome!

    Quote: The eggs in my avatar are from cuckoos. I got them from a private breeder, but I think the girls are really more of a hatchery quality. Right now they are in the laying flock. One is a pretty good broody (she'd like some eggs now, actually). My black copper Marans definitely lay a...
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    Marans Thread - breed discussion & pictures are welcome!

    Quote: I actually like a more golden hackle color on the wheatens - more like Bachelor # 1. Really, though, I'd need a better picture of bachelor # 2 before deciding. Remember on size - bigger isn't ALWAYS better. Deviation too far from the standard in either direction is a flaw. How much...
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    Marans Thread - breed discussion & pictures are welcome!

    Quote: What a great pic! She's such a sweetie.
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    Marans Thread - breed discussion & pictures are welcome!

    Quote: Hi crj, welcome to the Marans thread! Your post seems to have gotten lost in the frenzy of this fast moving thread. I'm not an expert, but I like the look of your rooster. His comb, tail, and leg feathering all seem good. His hackles are a bit lighter than some like, but he might do...
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    Marans Thread - breed discussion & pictures are welcome!

    Cool! Not the desired chocolate egg, but nifty nonetheless. Personally, I'm a big fan of the speckled eggs. Each one is different!
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    Marans Thread - breed discussion & pictures are welcome!

    It sure is a pretty egg. But what happened to that purplish egg you used to have? I've wondered what is was - Cayuga?
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