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Quote: Mine are as good of layers as some of my other breeds. I've currently got 9 hens from 1 to 3 years old and I get anywhere from 6 to 8 eggs most days.

Quote: I've never hatched any with any striping.....mine have always just been solid colored.

Quote: I'd vote pullet too.

Quote: You just need to be like me......have them because you think they're pretty birds and you like the dark eggs. I'm trying to keep a nice line of birds but in the end I want them to be what makes me happy and that I enjoy.....all the drama that has a tendency to go along with them will...

Quote: It would be interesting to see how it compares to the card I got from one of the US Marans groups.

Quote: I know what you mean about the claims for 8s and 9s.......I'm sure there are a few hens out there that lay them once in a while, but I think they're few and far between. It's hard to get a decent picture of egg color.....either the flash washes them out or the lack of light makes them...

Quote: I only hatch from my very darkest eggs. I don't show and honestly even tho I want my birds to be as close as what the standard will call for, the egg color is what is important to me.

Quote: Actually not a bad idea mainly to see if grows back white or normal color. At the same time feed the bird a different mix to see if diet impacts feather color. Joe I'm thinking it didn't appear until his molt this fall. I spend a lot of time out there with my birds and I can't...

Quote: Pretty boy, but I see the cottonball and a couple of white sickle feathers as well (in the second pic). Being 5 months old, he may molt them out in his adult molt? The one in the forefront of the picture is almost 3...the younger one is towards the rear. He does have a little fluff...

Quote: Pretty boy, but I see the cottonball and a couple of white sickle feathers as well (in the second pic). Being 5 months old, he may molt them out in his adult molt? The one in the forefront of the picture is almost 3...the younger one is towards the rear. He does have a little fluff...

Quote: This March he'll be 3. I need to get some pictures of the cockeral who's only about 5 months.

I took some new pictures of my wheatens and finally got them downloaded. My mature (almost 3 years) roo has a little bit of white fluff, but my 5 month old cockeral really doesn't have any showing yet, but he has a lot of maturing to do. I'm hoping he gets as big as the older one because he...

Quote: They don't make the cut??? WHY??? that doesn't make sense DON??? what is the reasoning for your birds not being true marans??? I don't get it... Because the world is full of Marans snobs.....pre-apologies to those of you who aren't, but I got fed up with a lot of the Black Copper...

There are Wheaten and Blue Wheatens. Mine in post #30 are wheatens.

Quote: Thanks. I sell them thru the BYC auction when I have extras to sell.

I need to get some new photos of my wheatens. These are probably both are at least a year old. The one is when the girls had all molted out their dark tail feathers and in the other picture the roo was molting and looked pretty disheveled. The egg pictures are from early last summer.