Marans Thread - breed discussion & pictures are welcome!

[Debbi]

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Isn't that the truth. The sire of my top-ranked special is nothing well...special--could barely finish his championship. The puppies he has produced have been awesome--he's been one of the top producing sires of CH progeny in the country for many years.

Don himself has even said on many occasions, to do a test breeding with your birds and see what they produce before you cull. I don't know why the same wouldn't apply to the rooster in question--or any bird for that matter. For my breeding program, I just don't have the space for that--if I did, I would be test breeding too.

...and like you've said before; we can always eat our mistakes here!

 

[Cadeau]

Geebs - you're great at explaining this!!

So....if my roo has too much black, but good red/copper (right?) then he needs girls that are on too red or too LIGHT red side?

or do I worry about the width/breadth first??

Or the leg feathers?

 

[Bravo]

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Haha! Well one of those boys better be the next best thing to sliced bred, I tell ya! (Or he'll be between it!)

 

[Bravo]

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LMAO! Debbi, you and I are on the same mental wavelength this morning!

 

[Debbi]

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There's a saying on here; "Build the barn first, then paint it". Structure and typiness, in mind anyway, should be first priority.

 

[Wynette]

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O.K. Here's what we can do... you can send me the Blue Jersey Giant Roo that is pictured on your website....and we will split the cost of shipping. There...I'm "meeting you halfway" on your offer!

Jethro....that was his name! You send me Jethro and I'll even pay for 1/2 of the shipping!

HA! Nice try! Actually, Jethro's gone now; I have one of his sons now (I serioulsy need to update my website). Bertuzzi is who I have now. He's much nicer than Jethro, but you can't have him!

 

[Wynette]

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There's a saying on here; "Build the barn first, then paint it". Structure and typiness, in mind anyway, should be first priority.

DITTO! Get your type firmed up & replicable, then move on to tweaks.

 

[math ace]

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[joycenjohnb]

No but I just relized I posted to the wrong thread

 

[birdygirl123]

IDK.. its been kinda crazy here this am.. lol...

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