Marans Thread - breed discussion & pictures are welcome!

[Mountain Mel]

I've got my 'bator (actually, 2 of them) but no hatching eggs yet.

I'm on a waiting list for some Blue Jersey Giant eggs but I'm thinking that I need some to "practice" on before they get here....

I would reallly like to get some of these super-dark Marans eggs that I keep seeing pics of...

 

[Mountain Mel]

don't know why it posted twice....

 

[alabama49]

I'm looking for a breeder that may have a silver cuckoo roo for sale. I'm trying to get more silver in my flock of cuckoo marans. I did see two silvers at the Newnan, Georgia show but don't know how to contact the owner.
Thanks!

 

[pinkchick]

Wish these little gems some great shipping vibes......off to Enggass they go! It has started snowing here so I gotta get out the door PDQ.

Natural Daylight, no flash.

With flash.

and a close up of 3 pretties.

 

[rsquared]

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Just beautiful eggs Kim!!

Risa

 

[Ivywoods]

Amazing difference the light makes when you take pictures of those eggs. I always think mine look better than they do in pictures.

 

[pinkchick]

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I know....isn't the difference crazy. Here are the same eggs taken in the house infront of a full length (ceiling to floor) daylight window....no flash.
I wish this is how they really looked.

Someday maybe.....

 

[gilavina]

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haha...jumpin into the addiction head first with two incubators eh? awesome!

How many eggs can you set at a time? Bet by the end of the year you'll have a flock all set up eh?

 

[gilavina]

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I know....isn't the difference crazy. Here are the same eggs taken in the house infront of a full length day (ceiling to floor) daylight window....no flash.
I wish this is how they really looked.

Someday maybe.....

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/11170_imgp0227.jpg

wow...those are beautiful...I love the one on the bottom right...the nice dark ones and those two in the middle on the far right, are those kinda a mauve color? They are gorgeous!!! I wants!! haha

 

[enggass]

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Thanks Pink!