Marans Thread - breed discussion & pictures are welcome!

[pinkchick]

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I believe that Cracker is a pullet.

She is a cutie isn't she!

 

[enggass]

Ok, here's what may be a very silly question, but here goes. Does B/B/S have any effect on egg color? I know that the egg color can vary from bird to bird, but does the B/B/S have anything to do with it?

 

[Debbi]

Cracker looks pullety to me too! Cracker, I love that name!

 

[enggass]

Who can post a pic of a pretty Splash hen? Anyone? You don't see many posted...

 

[pinkchick]

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I will try and do this without coming accross as being Rude. First the male does not have a back, too short, the saddle area is higher that the shoulder, tail way too low. With the very short legs I would question if they are pure BC Marans. The actual back looks like it is lower in the middle. Don

After you pointed that out I had to go back and take a longer second look Don and I see what you see...but I still like his overall bulky-ness. I don't see the very short legs, but isn't shorter legs or lowriders as Geebs calls them a trait that is most commonly known to come along with Jeane line birds or Presley or even a trait that carries over from cross lines? I didn't know that shorter legs would necessarily mean not pure Marans.
I do like the looks of those lowridin' hens that Geebs likes though.

 

[Debbi]

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I don't think that's a silly question, I'd like to know that myself. Seems the diluted birds tend to have a more diluted egg color too. Now if there is any connection, I don't know. With selective breeding, they are getting darker. I've seen some awesome eggs from blues and splashes lately.

 

[pinkchick]

Hi Steve!

I must get out the door to the post office and send Harris5's and Beesong's eggs out or those gals are going to have my hide...

but when I get home later this afternoon I can post a photo of a Splash hen and I can try to help with your BBS egg color question.

But I know there are folks out there with pretty Splash hen photos they can share with you and I hope they do come by and post them for us to see. You are right...not alot of them posted AND I know that others have advise and opinions and they too will come along and share. I agree with Debbi....some can lay lighter but then I have seen some very nice egg color from Blues and Splash that are indistinguishable (sp?) from the Black Coppers.

 

[marquisella]

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Up to now, I have't heard anyone bragging about their dark eggs from splash hens. Generally, they lay a lighter egg, why? Don't know

As far as blue coppers, I have had several that lay as dark as my black coppers.

Sue

 

[snowbird]

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I will try and do this without coming accross as being Rude. First the male does not have a back, too short, the saddle area is higher that the shoulder, tail way too low. With the very short legs I would question if they are pure BC Marans. The actual back looks like it is lower in the middle. Don

After you pointed that out I had to go back and take a longer second look Don and I see what you see...but I still like his overall bulky-ness. I don't see the very short legs, but isn't shorter legs or lowriders as Geebs calls them a trait that is most commonly known to come along with Jeane line birds or Presley or even a trait that carries over from cross lines? I didn't know that shorter legs would necessarily mean not pure Marans.
I do like the looks of those lowridin' hens that Geebs likes though.

Kim, I like a Marans female that has the size of the birds you have posted. I like the big males and female. My Marans all weigh over the required top weight and I weigh and cull any that do not make the top weight. There are no short leg Marans here and my present BC stock is 100% Jeane, I cull any of the dumpy type birds. i like the kind of Marans that Debbi got from Tannis as eggs. Don

 

[snowbird]

Just for info. purposes does anyone have BC Marans that produce chicks that do not have the white in Wing and Tail after the Juve Molt ? Lets also add the White in the undercolor of the Hackle.. If someone has a line that will accomplish all this sure would like to hear about them. Thanks, Don