Birchen Marans Thread

[goedric]

Thanks for the insight! I was wondering... not what I was expecting... kind of aggravating... there is a local farm here with awesome blue coppers and they are $4 each... so springing for birchens at $59 each from Greenfield and getting blue copper... is ummmm like a bad day at the crap tables... but it is a beautiful bird and really sweat..

 

[Chooks man]

@ geodric

this one look to me a pullet .but I m not sure
need a photo of her from the side .
some chicks have a same head boys and girls hard to tell .

chooks man

 

[goedric]

chooks u r right the feathering on the legs are impressive...

 

[Chooks man]

Thanks for the insight! I was wondering... not what I was expecting... kind of aggravating... there is a local farm here with awesome blue coppers and they are $4 each... so springing for birchens at $59 each from Greenfield and getting blue copper... is ummmm like a bad day at the crap tables... but it is a beautiful bird and really sweat..

Birchen strain are very far to be pure any where even in France .
only some lucky few have they hand on the real stuff .

don t buy any Birchen tell you see a photos of the parent stock .if you see the silver is almost white than you know they are pure .
the rest still in the making like my line .4 years in the making and still far from a pure silver .got few out this year .

chooks man

 

[Chooks man]

chooks u r right the feathering on the legs are impressive...

they are not pure birchen ,but they are good type marans .
nice body shape and nice long back

shanks well feathered

chooks man

 

[Chooks man]

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gorgeous eggs . love the dark color and the sheen on them .
what they story ? are they from your pullets? hope so

chooks man

 

[goedric]

Here is the splash from the side

 

[Chooks man]

2 bantambird.
the cockerel hackle is a pure silver . love that
the shoulder still a little yellow . like mine .

by the way .the birchen pullet on the back has a stunning silver hackle and nice long back /tail .
can you please post some photos of her .

you are not far away to come out with a pure birchen cockerel ( pure silver )
when the pullets start to show a pure silver it is a good sign ,soon after the cockerel will follow .

chooks man

 

[Chooks man]

Here is the splash from the side

from the side look cockerel to me .too light for a pullet .beak and shank .

we ll know in few weeks time any way .

chooks man

 

[goedric]

chooks... all 4 have the pronounced feathering... but i may only have one pullet.... we shall see... all greenfire from their BBS line