Marans Thread - breed discussion & pictures are welcome!

[Hens and Roos]

SO any idea on what the babies are that I posted a few pages back

 

[gilavina]

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when I just glanced at them earlier what popped into my mind is that the first two were cockerels and the second ones were pullets. They appeared black to me, but I'd have to go back and look closer....I'm about the head out to work for the afternoon tho....maybe someone else will be able to chime in as well and give another opinion. If you were running him with a blue cuckoo girl or black cuckoo...it would be possible to get black based cuckoo chicks still

 

[Debbi]

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Don,

Just from what I've experienced here with the carnation, it takes two sets for them to express it. Since all 4 of the older pullets have a carnation comb and they all came from a brother/sister mating, they got one set from each parent. Now with this younger pullet, she hatched out 3 weeks later than the others, so I'm thinking by then, the old roo's sperm was out of the mix, and this may be a Clyde baby. She does not, so far, have the carnation. So, she would only have the one gene from the mom's side. If her babies end up with a carnation when breeding her back to Clyed, that would tell me that he also carries one gene for it. See what I mean? I've only got one bird here with a sprig, and he's not been involved with any hatchings.

If the pullet has the mother with Carnation Comb, I would not keep her for breeding regardless if she produces a Carnation comb or not. You already know she is from a hen that has a carnation comb. From everything I have been told by Penne people usually the crosses with Marans you will get mostly the males with Carnation and a very few female. The reason you got so many is possibly because you had a double dose going on.

Don,

I don't believe she is from the hen with the carnation, but from one of the sisters to her. I can see in the chicks that have the carnations, which ones (2) probably came from the hen who does have it, their's are huge, like a double whammy! The other two original hens don't express the carnation, so I figure only carry the one gene for it. This pullet will be my "comb tester"!

 

[Debbi]

Well, saved myself a headache in putting that piece of crap coop together! Sheesh, the box it came in was better made. I won't even try to put it up, will make a pattern from it and stick it in the garage for a quarantine coop. Piece of junk. The best thing in the box was the stubby screwdriver that came with it!

 

[flgardengirl]

Really sorry to hear about the coop being so cheesy. That's really bad if the screwdriver is the best thing in the kit.
I would make a pattern and then send it back where it came from and get a refund lol.

 

[hmlongino]

Hi!

Can I get some pictures of blue copper maran chicks? I just want to know that what I have are quality before I continue with the breed. Having something to compare them to would be wonderful!

Thank you!
Holly

 

[math ace]

I hatched 3 marans chicks a couple of weeks ago and OMG if they are not all roosters !

I have hatched 6 pullets from my own stock this entire year AND about 20 roosters.
I am so sick of roosters.....

With my other breeds and shipped eggs this has not been the case.... JUST WITH THE BCM!

 

[ChicksterJo]

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Here is mine (a pullet) at 3 weeks old just about.

Hope that helps! (She is feathering out to very little coppering on her hackles so she is pretty much a pure blue, but that doesn't bother me. I'm not doing a breeding program or anything.)

 

[featherfriendlyinIowa52]

I don't have chickens (yet) but am planning my flock. I know Marans are one breed I want included. Is anyone familiar with Bevs Marans? I'm impressed by her website and her dedication to the breed but would like to hear of other's experiences with her.

 

[Debbi]

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If you buy directly from Bev, then yes. Realize that even within the "best to the best" breedings, you will get less than "show or breeder" quality within the hatch. If you buy from someone who "claims" to have Bev's lines; than unless you KNOW and trust them, and they have a "closed stock" flock; then take it all with a pound, (not a grain), of salt! That said; let it be known that EVERY line has it's good and not so good qualities. There is no "perfect" line, or combination of lines, bird. JMHO yet again!