Marans Thread - breed discussion & pictures are welcome!

[snowbird]

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I see nothing wrong with her color, this is not considered straw color.

I do see a slipped and twisted wing though.

That's what the weird feathers are....I swear. You'd think I would learn. OK, Don...should I still get another rooster to work with these pullets, or start over since two of these pullets have slipped wings and now one twisted?

If it were me I would find a different blood splash male and use these Blue copper pullets one time and then keep pullets and males that did not have the fault. No way can you use the male they are hatched from if you want to improve the young.

 

[Mountain Mel 22]

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That's what the weird feathers are....I swear. You'd think I would learn. OK, Don...should I still get another rooster to work with these pullets, or start over since two of these pullets have slipped wings and now one twisted?

If it were me I would find a different blood splash male and use these Blue copper pullets one time and then keep pullets and males that did not have the fault. No way can you use the male they are hatched from if you want to improve the young.



Excellent advice, Don. Myself, all I am after is the darkest eggs in the neighborhood...and I have achieved that.

 

[Harris5]

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That's what the weird feathers are....I swear. You'd think I would learn. OK, Don...should I still get another rooster to work with these pullets, or start over since two of these pullets have slipped wings and now one twisted?

If it were me I would find a different blood splash male and use these Blue copper pullets one time and then keep pullets and males that did not have the fault. No way can you use the male they are hatched from if you want to improve the young.

OK...I will find one. Thank you, very much, for the advice Don.

 

[WIChookchick]

I have a blue cuckoo roo with 2 blue hens, they really light eggs as far as maran eggs go though.. I got them as a gift from a friend who breeds them and is a vet.
SOme one said that IF they lay lighter than the chart of maran egg color that is accepted, they aren't Marans...
My girls lay one that is about hot chocolate colored with white spots.. sometimes darker spots.

Carol

 

[gilavina]

Hey Kim....do you have baby chickers running around yet? I know you said you put them into lockdown.... and I'm wondering "where are the babies?!?!" haha

 

[babyrnlc]

Finally I have a Marans! She is a cute little BCM about 3 months old. We have had her a bit, but finally got some pictures. Instead of 2 marans, we got a marans and a barnevelder.

 

[pinkchick]

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Day 22 and nothing yet

......I have to go to work today so I don't get to stay home and watch them. All 6 Barnie eggs had good movement day 18...the Marans eggs looked good but they are dark and I couldn't see movement.

Hoping to day they do something.

baby~ Congrats! She is a cutie pie! Congrats on your Barnie as well!

 

[sewandgrow]

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Welcome to our madness................Enjoy, there is sooooooooooo very much tolearn & so much fun doing it.
Karen in California

 

[sewandgrow]

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Is that a Barnvelder in the picture with the Marans? Mine look so completely different but this is my first time to have them.

 

[SIMZ]

I have three cuckoo marans that are about 4 weeks old. I also just hatched out four black copper marans yesterday - with hopefully at least one more on the way! When I have some time I'm going to enjoy looking through this thread and learning more about the breed.