Marans Thread - breed discussion & pictures are welcome!

[pinkchick]

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The Winobator looks great...... but it is missing the eggies.

How old is your roo? Has he gone through his adult molt yet?

 

[pinkchick]

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Hi dowden!

I don't know if this is the best photo for leg color on a Black Copper as I took this photo to show his shank feathering but, IMO, this is good leg color for a BCM. If you need a better photo let me know and I will go on the search for one but I know there has to be others out there with some more photos of BC leg color, hope they will come by and post for you.

Found another photo.

 

[gilavina]

mornin'

yawn

 

[pinkchick]

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[math ace]

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Hi dowden!

I don't know if this is the best photo for leg color on a Black Copper as I took this photo to show his shank feathering but, IMO, this is good leg color for a BCM. If you need a better photo let me know and I will go on the search for one but I know there has to be others out there with some more photos of BC leg color, hope they will come by and post for you.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/11170_imgp0083.jpg

Found another photo.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/11170_imgp1335.jpg

I really think it would be a good idea to show examples of the standard with our photo collection.

That (IMO) would be a good photo for leg color and leg feathering.
Wynette has got to have some photos of what a really good comb would look like.

Beak is suppose to be HORN color with black shading allowed. Anyone ever tried to google HORN as a color? LOL
A picture of the proper color of a beak would be nice.


How about this from the SOP ? ??

TAIL: Full, rather short, carried at an angle of 45 degrees above horizontal.
Main tail feathers -- broad and overlapping, shorter than average.
Sickles -- shorter than average.


Average and rather short are terms that mean something to us, but not to newbies. A photo of a good tail would be nice too.

Do you see where I am going with this? We have photos of clear NO NO's, but the bring the SOP to life, photos illustrating good examples of each component would be good to have too.

Just my thoughts folks..

 

[gilavina]

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Hi dowden!

I don't know if this is the best photo for leg color on a Black Copper as I took this photo to show his shank feathering but, IMO, this is good leg color for a BCM. If you need a better photo let me know and I will go on the search for one but I know there has to be others out there with some more photos of BC leg color, hope they will come by and post for you.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/11170_imgp0083.jpg

Found another photo.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/11170_imgp1335.jpg

I really think it would be a good idea to show examples of the standard with our photo collection.

That (IMO) would be a good photo for leg color and leg feathering.
Wynette has got to have some photos of what a really good comb would look like.

Beak is suppose to be HORN color with black shading allowed. Anyone ever tried to google HORN as a color? LOL
A picture of the proper color of a beak would be nice.


How about this from the SOP ? ??

TAIL: Full, rather short, carried at an angle of 45 degrees above horizontal.
Main tail feathers -- broad and overlapping, shorter than average.
Sickles -- shorter than average.


Average and rather short are terms that mean something to us, but not to newbies. A photo of a good tail would be nice too.

Do you see where I am going with this? We have photos of clear NO NO's, but the bring the SOP to life, photos illustrating good examples of each component would be good to have too.

Just my thoughts folks..

I agree with you 100%

 

[stoopid]

I promise to help out with pics AFTER Christmas.
And I ordered myself a new memory card for DH's very expensive camera, so I won't give everyone a headache looking at my crappy shots from my cheap camera.
That's my excuse, and I'm sticking with it.

 

[gilavina]

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I second gettin pics if I can help out after christmas. Today is my last day to prepare for my brother's family to come, I have to kid proof the entire house, finish wrapping presents, go shopping for ingredients, laundry and about 50 other things. I'm justifying being on here cause I'm eating breakfast and I leave my comp on while i run around and do stuff and check every once and a while.

 

[pinkchick]

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Use any photo of mine that you see fit, I don't mind at all, that is what I post them for.

I also have beak shots if you want them.

edited to add: The second photo is of a BC male that you could use for very sparse feathering if you like.

I have an arsenal of Marans photos..(both, with faults and without)...it just takes a ton of time to go through them all.

 

[stoopid]

Another reason I'm waithing for my own memory card, that way I have just chickens in my folder on my computer.