Marans Thread - breed discussion & pictures are welcome!

[seabreeze]

Congrats Pink

Right now we have five BCM fuzzies running around in the incubator, several more pipping and hopefully, my Orps will start as well

....I don't see any pipping on them yet and I'm panicking!

 

[poularde]

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I am curious about that also. Mathace's chicks developed much faster than mine also. Faster than any of my chicks even other breeds.

 

[AyeUpChuck]

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That's so great! And I hear you on the cold morning. It is chilly out but at least we finally get some SUN!!!!

 

[ValleyofRoses]

I was thinking maybe someone here could answer a quick question from a newbie...

I'm thinking about buying some Welsummer and Cuckoo Maran chicks today, because I heard they can make sex links...I'm just starting to learn about chicken breeding, it's a lot more complicated than I thought...but my question is, if I breed Sex linked chicks, are they good for anything besides sexing them? Do people want to buy sex links because they can be sure about the gender? Or are they good birds in general? Do sex links sell well? Would I be better off doing just Wellies or Marans?

 

[AyeUpChuck]

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Singin don't worry....bout a ting! Cause every little ting is gonna be alright!

 

[seabreeze]

Thanks Ayeup

I desperately want these Orps to hatch, part of my *grand* plan

But at least we have some fuzzy butts running around in the 'bator at the moment, Marans.

Now y'all are gonna laff at me but I've gotten addicted to buying fertile eggs, not only Marans but obviously, the Orps as well but I do not have anything else *for hatching* purchased from others. I do have my Midget Whites due soon (turkeys) but I will be incubating my own Narangansett eggs soon. But of the eggs I purchased, my boyfriend who handles the incubators (in the small house near the barn where he lives), didn't fully mark what the eggs were or which breeder they came from and of course, neither did I! So now we are having some surprise hatches!!

Once they are born of course, I will be able to match them up. I'm bad! So no more egg buying for me until all these eggs hatch or not!

 

[loprettaerin]

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congratese keeping figures crossed also for your orps

 

[Skywalker9]

Hello...newbie here

I have a question about my cuckoo maran chickens that I'm hoping someone can answer for me.

This is the first batch of chicks that we have raised and 2 of them are supposed to be cuckoo maran chickens.

We also have 2 barred rock chickens and I'm having a hard time telling the difference.

I'm unable to post pix yet cuz I'm new.

But...one of the chicks (7 weeks) has pink feet and a pink comb (like a worm).

I see bumps on the back of the legs like spurs will be coming in.

The other one has pink feet with dark coloring running down the front. Her comb is lighter and smaller.

I'm wondering if I have a rooster on my hands? (Gulp)

 

[Bravo]

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Welcome to the Marans thread!

I dont know much about Cuckoo's but I do know that the leg coloring will be different when compared to your BR's. BR's have yellow legs and Cuckoo's will have pinkish legs.

For sexing your birds, it is best to post photos.

 

[math ace]

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I've got pics when they were 19 days ( almost 3 weeks old) and then pics again when they are 1 month old ( 4 weeks). There is a huge change in that 7 - 10 day period. Let me give you an example. . . .

To answer your other questions - -- YES, there can be a huge difference between the lines. However, pink and I are both Davis based. Hers are purer than mine, but Davis none the less. Her line has a "big comb / wattle" characteristic. Some suspect it is because they are FLORIDA raised and develop the large comb / wattles to deal with the HEAT

Here is a cockerel at 19 days

And again at 1 month

BIG change wouldn't you say ? ? ??