Hi Karen here,
I still have these four started pullets that need a new home. if you missed the hatching season, here's a good way to get started. these four were hatched the first and the middle of May .they're ready to go, fully feathered, ready for your Coop. nobody in Western PA 15658 needs...
Hi Everyone
I'm just wondering if my rooster is suffering from a bit of frost bite or if there is anything else that I should be looking for?
He seems healthy, no change in appetite, mood, coop habits or anything but has these blackened tips through his comb which appears as though maybe it's...
I have some very nice hatching eggs available here in South-central Missouri. My Marans are gentle and even affectionate if 'treat-ed' right. Colors available in Black Copper or Mix. Mix consists of Black, Blue, and Splash colors at random. I also have some Olive Egger hatching eggs. These also...
Hi Karen from Ligonier , PA 15758 here,
Did you miss the hatching season for some reason? Wanting to start your egg flock but too late for chicks?
Here ya go. I have 4 started birds need a new home. All have been raised like my purebreds. 2 pullets and a cockerel all sired by a high quality...
I'm a new egg here at BYC and just wanted to learn a little more about showing my Marans, breed genetics, and other helpful tips. Also, I have a few questions. Should I use horse show-sheen on my Marans? I've heard some breeders talk about wanting a dull luster. In my experience, the spray makes...
Thank you for looking and trying to help!!!
So I got 8 rainbow eggs shipped (my first ever shipped eggs I'm hatching and I've only hatched a batch of local EEs once before and had %100 hatch rate with that, doing dry incubation) and I also got two cream legbars "locally" (hour and half away)...
Hi, I've been scouring the internet for any Black Copper Marans and Ameraucana chicks for sale at the most one hour away from me. I live in Cleveland, Texas. I'd prefer them being 6-8 weeks old, so they can go with my other chicks, or ONE day olds. If possible, I'd like 1 male BLK CPR Maren, and...
I have French Golden Cuckoo hatching eggs ready to ship. These are beautiful birds with the egg color still being worked on. That said, I'm still very pleased with what I'm getting.
$10 for 6+ eggs, $15 for 9+.
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Can you tell I am excited about my baby chickens?!
I moved to a small town in Texas last year after living in the Houston suburbs for 14 years. I wanted to have a little backyard flock for probably close to 10 years but our HOA restrictions forbade it. So, when we were looking for an old...
Hatching dark eggs can be very iffy, and a lot of people experience difficulty with them, particularly when the eggs were shipped.
I sand my eggs when they are shipped, especially when they are VERY dark.
I only sand until I'm just through the color, and then I mist the eggs with a...
Marans
all Created by orpingtonkid11
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There are 9 recognized colors in the French Standard: Cuckoo, Golden Cuckoo, Black, Birchen, Black Copper, Wheaton, Black-tailed Buff, White and Columbian; other colours not officially recognized (such...
Marans
Cuckoo Created by littlecreekfarm
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Cuckoo Marans are layers of Dark Brown or speckled eggs. They lay well about 5-7 eggs a week. All but one of my marans went broody, they are good broodies and attentive mothers. Your marans may lay...
Marans
Black Copper Marans Created by sgivens
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The Marans was developed in France in the mid 1800's in the town for which they are named. They made their way to England in the early 1900's, and quickly became Very Popular for their Very Dark...
Marans
Black Copper French Standard Created by OverEZ
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The kids finally got a potentially great breeding pair of BCM. the Pullet took Grand Champion at the 2010 Licking County Fair in Breeding/Egg Layer class. The Cockerel took 2nd Place in...
Marans
Black Copper Created by HeavenSentRanch
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I have been breeding Black Copper Marans for three years now. I absolutely love this magnificent breed. It was a rough start due to the fact that some breeders are less than ethical in their...
Marans
Cuckoo Created by bsb
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Limited experience, purchased 5 hens at 9 months old, great, reliable layers. Very sturdy birds, and friendly.
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Marans
Black , Cuckoo , White , Black Copper ,Birchen , Sliver cuckoo , golden cuckoo Created by call ducks
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This breed originated from a town if France called Marans. It was developed in the early 1900s.Langshans , favrolle , and barred...
Marans
French Copper Black Created by Wynette
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Here are some informal pictures taken in the Marans pen.
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A close-up of a nicely colored Marans egg
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A nice young cockerel...