Marans Thread - breed discussion & pictures are welcome!

Well, dang it! I lost a Blue Silkie roo today. He was a real scrapper, and all I can imagine is he was fence fighting with Clyde, got excited and jumped up and hit his head a a wee lean-to I have in the pen with them. So much for that thing, it's gone, but so is Big Boo...
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Looks like he just snapped his neck when he hit, he even moved the thing, so he must've hit it hard. Such is life, but now Bossy has all the pretty girls, so he wasn't shedding any tears. The girls were visabley shaken though...


Bummer, Debbi!
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That truly sucks ....
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I hope your Showgirl eggs showed up today.
 
Sorry, Debbi and Lynnett.

Pink.... I did say that at hatch these two chicks that are barred had copper and brown spots.... not on top of the head just around the head.... I will have to read that link.

We ordered a new motherboard for my computer... this has just been miserable. When I could get on the internet, then my power cord would not work
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I have it working right now.... the power cord is wrapped around my monitor 3 times to keep tension on the jack
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Friday can't come soon enough!
 
Bummer, Debbi!
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That truly sucks ....
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I hope your Showgirl eggs showed up today.

Thanks Barb. Yes, they arrived today, all intact, but it took 6 days to get here from Michigan. They sat in the PO, somewhere, over the weekend. All I can do now is hope for a few out of 11 to hatch...
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Hey guys, need some advice. I'm sure the info is posted here somewhere, but I'm too lazy to find it right now. I have a birchen marans cockerel who is an awesome bird, other than having gold leakage(i think thats what it's called) over his back. This is one of the biggest marans I've seen, and other than the color he's pretty much perfect. Would he be worth using as a breeder, or should I not use him? Also, can birchens be used over black coppers, and what would the results be?
 
Since you all have one of the most active threads on BYC can you all help me?

The Easter Hatch has a cutest chic pics contest.

Will you all go vote for the one you think is cutest-----> HERE?
 
Hey guys, need some advice. I'm sure the info is posted here somewhere, but I'm too lazy to find it right now. I have a birchen marans cockerel who is an awesome bird, other than having gold leakage(i think thats what it's called) over his back. This is one of the biggest marans I've seen, and other than the color he's pretty much perfect. Would he be worth using as a breeder, or should I not use him? Also, can birchens be used over black coppers, and what would the results be?


Are you able to post a picture of this guy, it might help those with more knowledge in color leakage if this is something you can work to correct. I know there a few working with the birchen who post daily! Good Luck!
 
Since you all have one of the most active threads on BYC can you all help me?

The Easter Hatch has a cutest chic pics contest.

Will you all go vote for the one you think is cutest-----> HERE?

Aww, thanks for the morning chuckle! I had to vote for the "Easter Egg Stink Eye"!!!
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Hey guys, need some advice. I'm sure the info is posted here somewhere, but I'm too lazy to find it right now. I have a birchen marans cockerel who is an awesome bird, other than having gold leakage(i think thats what it's called) over his back. This is one of the biggest marans I've seen, and other than the color he's pretty much perfect. Would he be worth using as a breeder, or should I not use him? Also, can birchens be used over black coppers, and what would the results be?

I don't have any Silver Birchens, but if he is as nice as you say, I would think if bred to hens with only Silver genes that the gold leakage could be bred out over time? If you crossed him on BCM hens, you might have silver leakage show up in the offspring if one of the hens carried the silver gene if that's possible? Evidently, he carries both the gold and silver genes, hence the leakage. Don't take my word for it, but that's just my guess...
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If nothing else, test mate him and see what you get.
 

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