How Should I Grow My Flock?

If you do look for another rooster and want to guarantee the offspring from your Marans carry the blue egg gene you'll want to use a rooster that is pure for the blue egg gene, such as an Ameraucana or Legbar. I personally wouldn't keep one that I knew hurt a chick. Though if he is young it may be he was over zealous or maybe just curious and could be something he'll grow out of.

I know how you feel about hatching so few pullets. I hatched 15 chicks last year and only got 3 pullets. :( At least they are all pretty. Mine are also EE and I really want green eggs.
Yeah, I'm consider sending my current roo for the pot and picking up a purebred Ameraucana tomorrow. We'll have to see if he's good stock, though.
 

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