Marans Thread - breed discussion & pictures are welcome!

[Hens and Roos]

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never tried those with the chickens, our peafowl will eat them

 

[BuffMomma]

Mine two i will go out there and they jump trying to take it from me it is to funny and millworms they love those, they are a rare treat

 

[BuffMomma]

I've never tries raisins. i will get some today and try thanks

 

[Debbi]

Roberta ~ Thanks for that e-mail! I've had quite a few scenarios like those in my day!

 

[Debbi]

Hmmm, found out why my free range girls seemed to be slacking lately. The parade of hens comes to the front porch, to take turns laying their eggs in the Priority Mail box there. All of a sudden, I see 3 of my cats also appear. They are paying full and close attention to the hen in the box! I have EGG SUCKING CATS!! They even eat the shells! So far, since I've been watching them, I have collected 2 eggs today, with one more on the way right now. I also have my big dog standing guard on the porch to keep the cats away. No wonder these cats have looked so sleek all winter long...sheeeeesh!

Round 2 of the storms are due in tonight. Beautiful 70* day here right now, but storms tonight....

 

[BarnGoddess01]

I've never tries raisins. i will get some today and try thanks

I find they are suspicious with the raisins at first because of how they look, I suspect, but once they trust enough to try one, they become raisin psychos!!!!

 

[BuffMomma]

my two girls love to feed ours out of their hands and the hens know if the girls are there they have goodies

 

[stream-house]

ok, here are some more pics....

she has feathered legs.... so that means blue splah or maran (or mix?)... the hatchery says there are "blue splash" marans that show only the black coloring, no blue. i am assuming that the black expression in the blue maran line is not the same thing as a black copper maran. anyway, you can really see how red she is here!

what do you think???

 

[BarnGoddess01]

Very cute chick! Feathered legs don't necessarily mean Marans. It doesn't look like either a Black Copper (black and yellow chick) or Blue, certainly not splash. Splash would be a white/yellow chick. That head spot and the frosty tipping on the wing feathers REALLY suggest cuckoo in the mix. Way too much brown/red to be Black or Blue Copper or Splash. Very unusual looking but pretty!! Beak and leg colour are off for a Marans as well.

ok, here are some more pics....

she has feathered legs.... so that means blue splah or maran (or mix?)... the hatchery says there are "blue splash" marans that show only the black coloring, no blue. i am assuming that the black expression in the blue maran line is not the same thing as a black copper maran. anyway, you can really see how red she is here!

what do you think???

 

[gilavina]

From my only Black Copper who started laying approx. 8 weeks ago or so. Her first 3 babies just hatched yesterday...I have 2 black coppers and 1 blue and Bill Sr is their daddy. 2 have feathered legs and 1 has clean legs.




These are sooooooooooo going in the incubator!!!!!!!

those are really lovely!! If you don't put those in the bator, send them to meeee!! haha