Arizona Chickens

[Fuzzybird]

City Farm, Sorry about your dog. I have lost so many dogs in the past and everyone takes a bit of heart with me. But you will see him again. Just think of him playing now at the Rainbow Bridge in a wonderful grassy field full of doggy friends.

 

[Demosthine]

Haha. Thanks for the reply. I guess the human analogy doesn't make sense to me cuz when my wife goes broody, she doesn't strap on a belly suit and or start breast feeding stranger's babies. At least not yet, but she is still young.

Oh, the mental picture that brings up! That is hystetical

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

Quote: always spelled with an "s" at the end. He has one marans hen; she has a flock of marans. I've heard it pronounced different ways (along with the names of quite a few other breeds). I figure I'm an Arizonan originally a Texan, so my accent is OK--even if it isn't an actual French accent. As long as no one is saying moron, I figure its all good.

 

[pipemum]

Okay new development in my marans. Her crop isn't squishy. It is rock hard. It feels like a gizzard. But can't feel a gizzard, can i?

 

[pipemum]

City farm, so sorry about your dog. I found out on Wednesday that my 14 year old dog has an internal mass and is bleeding internally. Fatal. He'a gone downhill so fast, just a matter of days. He's final appointment is monday, but I'm not sure he'll make itththrough the weekend.

 

[redrocketrooster]

always spelled with an "s" at the end.  He has one marans hen; she has a flock of marans.  I've heard it pronounced different ways (along with the names of quite a few other breeds).  I figure I'm an Arizonan originally a Texan, so my accent is OK--even if it isn't an actual French accent.  As long as no one is saying moron, I figure its all good.

I read a thread a while back that agreed Maran was both but perhaps they ment Marans. Oh well. You learn something everyday.

 

[desertmarcy]

Okay new development in my marans. Her crop isn't squishy. It is rock hard. It feels like a gizzard. But can't feel a gizzard, can i?

Sounds like a typical piggy piggy Marans to me. She has just stuffed herself

 

[MagicChicken]

Quote:

Umm... no. It's Marans with an "s" whether you have one bird or several.

Now that I think about it, the confusion may be due to pronunciation versus spelling. It is spelled with an "s" at all times: Marans. I am not sure how it is supposed to be pronounced but I suspect the "s" is silent, so it would probably be pronounced "Maran" (with a French flourish, kinda gargling the "r" and softening out the "n".) A silent "s" would account for much of the spelling confusion.

Be forewarned that my pronunciation theory may be a bunch of hot air. I took several years of French classes and then messed it all up by taking Spanish. Now I can't speak either language correctly!

 

[desertmarcy]

Now that I think about it, the confusion may be due to pronunciation versus spelling. It is spelled with an "s" at all times: Marans. I am not sure how it is supposed to be pronounced but I suspect the "s" is silent, so it would probably be pronounced "Maran" (with a French flourish, kinda gargling the "r" and softening out the "n".) A silent "s" would account for much of the spelling confusion.

Be forewarned that my pronunciation theory may be a bunch of hot air. I took several years of French classes and then messed it all up by taking Spanish. Now I can't speak either language correctly!

You are correct, the "s" is silent when singular. The guy who introduced me to the breed declared it should be pronounced moo-ron' with accent on the second syllable. I have heard a lot of people including a judge call them mare'-in with accent on the first syllable. Guess we need someone fluent in French. I never took French.

 

[Arizona Son]

You are correct, the "s" is silent when singular. The guy who introduced me to the breed declared it should be pronounced moo-ron' with accent on the second syllable. I have heard a lot of people including a judge call them mare'-in with accent on the first syllable. Guess we need someone fluent in French. I never took French.

hahaha, I've been wondering this as well, especially since I figure I should be able to pronounce the breeds if i have them in my flock! I too, have heard that the "s" is silent, similar to that famous car race "Le Mans". I asked someone who spoke semi fluent French language, and he advised it would be pronounced "Ma Rawn" in that silly way that the French have of changing the way a final syllable sounds!

So far, I've heard it pronounced like: "Mare-ins" Mare-ans" "Maarr-ans" "Muh-rans" "Ma-Rons" & probably a few others that I cant think of right now

Also, there are several different dialects of French, which may have an effect on how it is ultimately pronounced.