can you show me your Maran

[greyfields]

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I have 50 marans on the way to me, so thanks for pointing that out. I also breed barred rocks, and I was going to worry how to tell them apart for breeding!

I wanted to breed marans as well, but I forgot to order a couple cockrels to go with the hens. Then, I figured, they alwasy screw up the sexing anyhow, so it's very likely I'll get some roos too, right? Anyone know if marans are easier or harder to sex at hatch?

 

[BeckyLa]

This is my big boy Bertram:

I also have a black hen but I can't find a picture of her.

 

[Katelyn]

BeckyLa he is absoultly gorgeous. What kind is he?

 

[greyfields]

That's a Maran cockrell. One of my relatives farms in England has about 6 maran roosters wandering the grounds. They actually grown quite large and have a beautiful golden/yellow color to their necks.

 

[Katelyn]

I know hes a maran

I ment like what kind, I know hes not a cuckoo.

 

[BeckyLa]

He's a Golden Cuckoo Marans. Feathersite shows pics of the golden cuckoo and silver cuckoo hens but not roos.

 

[RioLindoAz]

your rooster is huge!!!!!!!!

 

[greyfields]

As I mentioned above, I have 50 maran pullets. Some do show some feather on the legs already. My research indicates that Marans from UK lines are featherless legged; those from French lines have feathers. And to make good certain, all Marans in teh US are probably mixes of the two!