Marans Thread - breed discussion & pictures are welcome!

[pinkchick]

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Roberta I happen to love your nickname/handle! Mind if I name this chick Stoopid? I will call it Stoo for short.

 

[stoopid]

He had better be quite the dummy to earn up to that name. Looks like he has already earned it!

 

[pinkchick]

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I reckon the boot fits.........................................

 

[Wynette]

Good morning, friends! Pink, that little one is quite the mischief maker! Or SEEKER!

BarnGoddess - congrats on your candling results!

 

[Hens and Roos]

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I reckon the boot fits.........................................
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/11170_blb_1st_chick_1172011.jpg

what a cutie

......I have room, send it to me, he'll fit right in

 

[pinkchick]

We have Marans babies, 2.... and both from Lil Bill eggs.

edited to add that both of them are blue.

There are several more pips too.

 

[slick4591]

When I ordered my blacks the breeder threw in two blues for extras. Turns out there's a pullet and cockerel. Been scratching my head trying to figure what to do with them since my primary objective is blacks. Seems like I read before that there will be variations if I breed them. Would someone mind telling me what I might get?

 

[Raven1]

Yeah!!!

 

[pinkchick]

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When you breed 2 blues together you can get all three colors... black, blue and splash. Going off memory, I believe the ratio is something like 50% Blue, 25% Black and 25% Splash.

 

[slick4591]

Thanks, Pink. Any idea what happens when you put a black on a blue, or would that be a cluster?