Dixie Chicks

[vehve]

Not all Marans have feathered legs. Out of the ones we've got now, Wilma has clean legs, and two of the juvie roos have clean legs, one has a few feathers, and Flappy has loads of feathers. They collect poop like crazy.

 

[minihorse927]

Not all Marans have feathered legs. Out of the ones we've got now, Wilma has clean legs, and two of the juvie roos have clean legs, one has a few feathers, and Flappy has loads of feathers. They collect poop like crazy.

from what I understand the French are supposed to and the others aren't?

 

[vehve]

Yeah, if I remember correctly it's the British lines that have clean legs. But I must say, I really do prefer the clean legs. The feathered legs look super nasty with poop hanging on them.

 

[Alaskan]

Not all Marans have feathered legs. Out of the ones we've got now, Wilma has clean legs, and two of the juvie roos have clean legs, one has a few feathers, and Flappy has loads of feathers. They collect poop like crazy.

The British standard says no feathers on the legs

the French standard says feathers on the leg, a line of feathers down the outer leg and outer toe

The US adopted the FRENCH standard

The US adopted (all official and APA and everything) maybe 4 years back.... so it is new

 

[perchie.girl]

Photo update:


Hilma's tunnel. Yes, she's in there.


She's taking some straw in there for insulation now too.

Älize checking out the bunny tractor. I think she believes it's a doghouse.

OH my goodness that is hilarious....

deb

 

[Alaskan]

As to color on the Black Copper....

you want some copper on the neck of the females, but no where else.

On the male, no copper on the breast.... the copper on the neck is supposed to be the same shade from the top to the bottom. A large difference on color from top to bottom means wheaten influence.

No white at the base of the tail , and I can't remember the tail angle.....

 

[vehve]

Al, what does it say about pure black BCM? Just the copper-green shimmer in the black in some lights, or even purplish in some.

 

[Alaskan]

do you mean the Black Marans?

Or the Black Copper Marans?

 

[Alaskan]

But the black in the Black Copper and the Black Marans is always supposed to be gorgeous and shiny with lovely colors, especially in the sun. And yes, the Rooster tail feathers get the super shiny almost green color.

 

[Alaskan]

this one is pretty good color wise... but the tail is too high