Marans Thread - breed discussion & pictures are welcome!

[pinkchick]

I didn't mean that she looked like Jello.....just quoting Bill Cosby basically saying that I do need more chookies.

Really she is nice bird and I would be very proud as you are to have her.

 

[Wynette]

geebs, she could have a bit more coppering, but I like that what she does have is nice & dark. Her eye color is optimum, too. I truly do think you have a winner there!

 

[Wynette]

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Oh, I knew you didn't mean she looked like Jello! I was trying to "out clever" you, pink!

 

[geebs]

Well I hope to better her next year!!! No fuzzy toe... more red without diluting the black... etc.. (not sure how I am going to go about it)... Bev you could help me that!!!! I want to know if her Outline and type is good... That is the main thing... Is this what ppl are showing??? I am not anywhere Newnan or any other show and have not seen any one the feet so I am differing to you experts out there... Am I on the right track...

And thank you ladies.. you are regular cheerleaders... Wynette and Pink... I feel all warm and fuzzy... (holding my bird of course)..

I am just waiting for her to lay so I can do some test hatches.... (I hope the egg color is there)

 

[geebs]

Thanks Wynette... I will work on the coppering for the females... I needed red for a male.. I hope I get what I need... Bev if this isn't correct please tell me... I will show you the male and you can tell me if I will be able to improve the current male for the male line.

 

[Debbi]

Is anyone weighing their birds at different ages? Like 3 months, 6 months, and 9 months? If so, I'd like to know what they are weighing so I can get an idea of where my birds are standing in that area. Thanks.

 

[pinkchick]

Look what's cookin'.............

 

[pinkchick]

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Not me.....I only weigh them when the mood strikes me so I can't help ya out with this one. Sorry.

 

[Debbi]

Are those your Kathy eggs? Good luck!

 

[pinkchick]

Those are mine.....Kathy sent me Delaware eggs, they are in the other incubator. The eggs in the pic are from Blue and Blue Coppers, a couple from the project pen and the rest are from the breeding pen. Unfortunately, I didn't get any other favorable eggs from either pen in enough time to hatch this time around. Thanks for the luck.

eta: Welsummers are in the middle and the green ones are from my 1st gen. olive egger gal, she is a Blue Copper Marans cross Blue AM product and I have crossed her to one of my Welsummer roosters for fun just to see what the offspring will look like.