Marans Thread - breed discussion & pictures are welcome!

[ruth]

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I'm not postitive on the pullet part especially after reading your next post about how she had a bigger beak upon hatch. I find that's the only time I can spot the differences is right when they hatch. The boys seem to have a big schnoze of a beak/nose that, to me, is really obvious right when hatched. Later, I have a hard time telling. My boys also seem to be what I call "big beefies" and are too big for the shell and normally have to be helped out because they have no room to pip and turn. It seems that as soon as they pip that shell their bodies just explode and their little faces smoosh out of the hole with the just the tip of the beak out and when I finally peel them out they look like they could not have possibly fit in that shell. When put in a brooder with other breeds that hatch the same day, they are twice the size. On the flip side, my little Ameraucanas zip right out along with most of my other breeds. So, in my experience without ever even seeing the bird, I would say that if it hatched with a big nose/beak and was larger than it's hatchmates (other BCMs), it's usually a boy.

 

[ruth]

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I don't know anything about it (showing) either so I'm leaving the discussions to the "experts".

But as far as Black Copper Marans go - he looks like a super fine specimen to me. I don't see any faults. Beautiful bird.

 

[Debbi]

Ruth,

No, this is not the chick that hatched with the big comb. This little one here is only 5 days old, and was the only one to hatch from her clutch. The older pullet (43 days old) was the one chest bumping the roo, and was the one born with a big comb. I'll have to take another pic of the older one once I get my bator off the "picture shoot table".

 

[ruth]

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Good, then I go with my first assessment - it's a black copper and it's a she.

And it's not the comb I notice when they hatch that tell me what sex they are, it's the big Jimmy Durante looking nose the boys have.

 

[The Point]

Here are 3 more...3 1/2 months old. No worry of hurt feelings

 

[ruth]

O.K. - as a special favor to all......


I'm going to show you my absolute favorite Marans.....




Ready????????



The pictures don't do him justice. He's simply gorgeous, one of a kind.......

 

[shelleyb1969]

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I think there's been several pics (not just my own) over the past couple of days that have been "lost in the shuffle".

 

[The Point]

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I am still learning myself. But I like her. She could live in my pen any day. Does she have some mossy spots or is it just the picture?

 

[snowbird]

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Hi all, Will elaborate a little on the White undercolor, This is a genetic fault just like the white in wing or tail feathers. I will never breed any of this white again as it will be there in a lot of the offspring. I have been there done that and did not like the outcome.

If you notice a lot of the Wheaten males have what we oldtimers call a cotton tail, that is they have a ball of white fluff at base of the tail where it joins the back. This is a no no also.

 

[berkeleysprings]

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