Birchen Marans Thread

[freddyyoung]

Hi, I am in the uk, if you crossed a silver blue Birchen cock with a black silver birchen hen, what would you get? Many thanks

 

[redrooster99]

Hi, I am in the uk, if you crossed a silver blue Birchen cock with a black silver birchen hen, what would you get? Many thanks

I am thinking half of each from that cross.

 

[Olive Oil]

In the incubator they go!

 

[lawatt]

hello birchen fans -- I am trying to decide which rooster to keep -- i actually think i know what the best answer is, but am interested in your thoughts:



Jack is two years old, and has a nice shape, and perhaps a little larger, but has too much gold in his feathers, and not very long/extensive hackles.



Max is a year old, a little smaller, better coloring in his hackle feathers (although still a bit of gold on his back), but a higher tail, so not quite as correct shape.

preferences? they are not related to each other; both are easy-going and friendly, but do not get along with each other.

 

[magdelaine]

hello birchen fans -- I am trying to decide which rooster to keep -- i actually think i know what the best answer is, but am interested in your thoughts:



Jack is two years old, and has a nice shape, and perhaps a little larger, but has too much gold in his feathers, and not very long/extensive hackles.



Max is a year old, a little smaller, better coloring in his hackle feathers (although still a bit of gold on his back), but a higher tail, so not quite as correct shape.

preferences? they are not related to each other; both are easy-going and friendly, but do not get along with each other.

Jack's type is much nicer and more balanced, regardless of color faults. He'd be my guy.

 

[rc50]

Hi hope all are good.... I am looking for some birchen Marans... chicks or hatching eggs.... any breeds here sale them...?
I'm in SC


Keith

 

[goatman303]

Hi everyone,

I have started to show my birchens does anyone know what the judges are looking for in a good one?

Thanks, Ian.

 

[snowbird]

hello birchen fans -- I am trying to decide which rooster to keep -- i actually think i know what the best answer is, but am interested in your thoughts:



Jack is two years old, and has a nice shape, and perhaps a little larger, but has too much gold in his feathers, and not very long/extensive hackles.



Max is a year old, a little smaller, better coloring in his hackle feathers (although still a bit of gold on his back), but a higher tail, so not quite as correct shape.

preferences? they are not related to each other; both are easy-going and friendly, but do not get along with each other.

hello birchen fans -- I am trying to decide which rooster to keep -- i actually think i know what the best answer is, but am interested in your thoughts:



Jack is two years old, and has a nice shape, and perhaps a little larger, but has too much gold in his feathers, and not very long/extensive hackles.



Max is a year old, a little smaller, better coloring in his hackle feathers (although still a bit of gold on his back), but a higher tail, so not quite as correct shape.

preferences? they are not related to each other; both are easy-going and friendly, but do not get along with each other.

hello birchen fans -- I am trying to decide which rooster to keep -- i actually think i know what the best answer is, but am interested in your thoughts:



Jack is two years old, and has a nice shape, and perhaps a little larger, but has too much gold in his feathers, and not very long/extensive hackles.



Max is a year old, a little smaller, better coloring in his hackle feathers (although still a bit of gold on his back), but a higher tail, so not quite as correct shape.

preferences? they are not related to each other; both are easy-going and friendly, but do not get along with each other.

I have a question for you. What would you do for a male if you only keep one and it falls over Dead ?

 

[ladycat]

I have a question for you. What would you do for a male if you only keep one and it falls over Dead ?

I would frantically start searching for another one. But I try to always keep a backup rooster for each breed/variety. I have a row of small "bachelor" pens where I keep extra roosters.

 

[lawatt]

I would frantically start searching for another one. But I try to always keep a backup rooster for each breed/variety. I have a row of small "bachelor" pens where I keep extra roosters.

I would like to do this, but don't have enough space -- and am sad to report that the birchen rooster that i kept, of the two above, has become inexplicably aggressive this spring/summer, after being incredibly easy-going and mellow for 2.5 years prior -- I am on the verge of getting rid of him, which will probably mean giving up on raising birchen marans. but he's just too big to tolerate ANY bad behavior from.