Marans Thread - breed discussion & pictures are welcome!

[Debbi]

Mornin' Pink!

Hubby will thank you for the peas later this winter!

Your girls may have been slow to lay, but those were well worth the wait! Pretty eggies!! C'mon Gnarles, hope you can rule him out!

Who is the Blue Copper hen by, Bill??

 

[pinkchick]

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Yes DH will thank me this winter when it is his turn to cook dinner and all he has to do is pop open a jar. I have made it too easy for him me thinks.

The Blue Copper that is going to sit on the eggs or the Blue Copper that has couple eggs in that photo??? The Blue Copper (no signs of copper and clean legged but fabulous type and good egg color) that is broody is a Bill girl who will be 2 this coming spring and the Blue Copper who has a couple eggs in that photo is from this year and also from Bill, but has lovely feathered legs and very very very dark copper, I will get pics of her today. She is my all time favorite girl I swear, I have never loved one as much as I love this gal and she is a sweetheart to boot. Can't beat that! Wonder if I will get lucky and she will go broody next season, I hope so.


edited to say THANK YOU! I am really a dork from time to time and things slip my mind.

 

[Debbi]

I'll bet she is pretty. Sounds like she may be colored like Lil' Bill?? Don't forget to take some pics of your new boy too!!

 

[marquisella]

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Hey Pink, I like how you are open about things.....We need more breeders like you !

 

[matthewjam72]

Have 2 Pure French Black copper Maran Roosters wanting to sell 7 months old and beautiful gonna list on the auction page links for pics


http://i1217.photobucket.com/albums/dd383/matthewjam72/marans roosters/100_1024.jpg

http://i1217.photobucket.com/albums/dd383/matthewjam72/marans roosters/100_1026.jpg

http://i1217.photobucket.com/albums/dd383/matthewjam72/marans roosters/100_1023.jpg


http://i1217.photobucket.com/albums/dd383/matthewjam72/marans roosters/100_1022.jpg

 

[Debbi]

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The comb on the cockerel in the third picture seems to be either rather spriggy or is a carnation comb, it's hard to see. Both are Disqualifying faults for the breed; as are the clean shanks/toes. Do you have a closer up pic of his comb, particularly the back end of it? This is a hard fault to get rid of within a flock, unless you cull out all of the birds with it or suspected to have the gene for it. Ask me how I know...

I'm not trying to degrade your birds, but it is a fault(s) you should be aware of if you want to sell birds, especially to folks that may want to breed for future showing.

ETA: Oh, by the way, the breed name is MARANS, always with the S on the end, whether you are speaking of one chicken or 100.

 

[Ivywoods]

Debbi-I'm not seeing what you are seeing on the combs. Not sure. I do see a lot of clean shanks though, so I sure wouldn't call them "French."

Personally, I would not use clean-shanked birds for breeding, especially now that the standard calls for feathered shanks.

 

[Hens and Roos]

I currently have a group of 4 cuckoo Marans chicks that we are growing up and the Cuckoo hen had no leg feathering but the Cuckoo Cockeral does, the 4 chicks have leg feathers to varies degrees but no where near what dad has.

 

[fowlman01]

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The male has something going on with the blade of the comb and there is enough hanging out the side to DQ it. I'm not trying to make anyone feel bad, but if they are selling them, they should have this info. The male has at least two DQ's. (comb and legs).

Walt

 

[Debbi]

Thanks Walt. Believe me when I say, I have enough of them here to be able to SMELL them!

My eyes may be getting bad, but that looks carnation to me. On the plus side, three of mine are now gooooonnnneeeee!