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Oh wow... Makes one realize the "fragility" of some lines birds. thanks

Hey gang... Pink, how did your blue flock fair with the attack? 5 years of 100% blissful free ranging and we got hammered 3 times this summer. My genetic line of Blue Marans is dead. I have 3 blue Marans hens left. Lost 20 some birds, including a fine blue Marans pullet and last springs hatch..

Interesting on the blood meat spots... I seem to notice it more in fall.. Either molt or when supplemental lights go on... I tend to just try and delay molt by doing maintaining 12 hours light after the equinox until December.. Yep it is the only flaw I can think of in an otherwise superior...

Good info thanks.....

Yes body size is big and broad, some of the hens are absolutely enormous. I mean small turkey here.. The cockerels have all been tall with broad chests. Years are clicking by, been waiting util we sell our place in Wisconsin and get settled on the west coast to focus on breeding BBS Marans...

His eye color seems to be that reddish bay color.. yes? Has eye color been an issue with BBS?.... I am just so focused on getting the copper that pops up say 50% of the time gone, while still maintaining OK egg color.. Thanks.. ON

Rooster from 2011 hatch Pullet from spring 2012 hatch (Offspring of above rooster) Sorry she was not to happy about leaving the coop for the photo shoot, also tail feathers messed up because she is a working girl spending every other day in the nest box producing an egg since 5 or 6 months of...

Good to see you still working on BBC Marans.. I have a very fine Black rooster from the our 2011 hatch... Just perfect. His off spring gave me some copper bleed through cockerels, but a pullet that is just perfect, nice form and good foot feathering. I am slowly getting the copper out...

Quote: DON'T feather pluck - - - skin them, just like you would any other animal.. . . . We have a friend who showed us how he harvests and he skins them - -- no feather plucking and no scalding water. I skin and debone and grind the meat. I am a softy with the birds, and surely do not...

Quote: Up here in the fozen dark north of Vermont..... One of my two mature BCM girls has been laying me 5 eggs a week. She is a keeper for sure, her sister layed me two eggs about a month ago and than desided to wait for warmer weather. Hmmm, My Marans are out laying the same age...

Debbi, They call and I go pick up the chicks right away at 6 in the morning as soon as they get them... We are over 1/2 mile from the mail box and she still delivers packages to the house that do not fit the box... We treat her right... Give her eggs, garden goodies, did some soil tests for...

sewandgrow, Love those eggs.. I am partial to the hummingbird ones and the dragonfly one... keara, Ah yes rural life... Our postal route carrier is quite the gal..Ever time I get chickens in the mail from "exotic" places like another state... .... She always says what the he** do you need...

Keara, Cool, Peacomb is dominant. So then it should work the same as for rosecomb. Pink dug this up this thread for me. Look at Poppycats post (#18) https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=20206&p=2 I will most likely play with OE's on this trying to breed out Ameraucana...

Quote: I do not know? Anyone? What kind of variation do those of you that raise large numbers of Marans see in comb size? (I too will most likely play with some OE's trying to get the egg dark brown again..) ON

Quote: I am a romantic...a dreamer.... Yep most routes would lead to mutts.... But what if..............(See the dreamer part:/...) We got the word out, any time a "sport Marans" hens or roos with smaller combs, were sent to/purchased by people in the project... We just take it slow many...

Quote: X2.. Keara, I like your gff birds lets see more pics once they get settled in.. The OE pea comb is not a bad idea... I can make those.. However I think I would want to just find Pure Marans with smaller combs or sports and work from their.. (Egg color!) Well... I will be hatching...

Quote: Thanks Pink... I think I will talk with some of the Heritage Rosecomb RIR folks on BYC, see what they think and learn about the history of the Rosecomb RIR.. If nothing else I can always select for smaller combs when breeding, and in 20 years or so I will have a small comb marans that...

OK Marans friends... ON.....Needs your opinion.....AND help!!! My boy got a touch of frost bite on one point already... (Our region has had record lows for early December of -24F......... (Not very unusual though in our region.) They hens seem to be fine and laying well. My coop is high tech...

Quote: Too many points on the comb, too much leg feathering? He sure is a handsome fella to my eye! So weather... I think I have you all beat.... Lets see we have about 1 1/2 feet of snow, single digits in the day and single digit negatives at night with a -25 wind chill... No big deal it...

Quote: I have no idea. I don't breed Marans .... I just hatch eggs. What about that fine blue roo you had? You can ship him to me if you do not breed...... ON