Marans Thread - breed discussion & pictures are welcome!

[Oakieridge]

Just thought I would share pictures of my favorite splash girl we hatched back in Feb. She is so sweet. I think that is a cuckoo pullet in the background. I need to seperate them all out by breed.

 

[galen]

I'm sorry that I'm a nube but I have read about a term on here referring to mossy, but can't find what it means. Also since I have 10 BCM's in need to understand what needs to be culled. Or when buying chicks or chickens what is standard in this line. I'm assuming SOP is a reference? thanks

 

[heath_elisha]

Sex Check...

These are my Blue and Blue Copper Marans they were hatched 3/27.
Number 1
http://cdn.backyardchickens.com/0/01/019665df_DSCF4625.jpeg

Number 2
http://cdn.backyardchickens.com/7/72/72308e9d_DSCF4626.jpeg

Number 3
http://cdn.backyardchickens.com/c/ce/ceb67f5b_DSCF4628.jpeg

Thanks for the help!

Boy
Girl
Girl

But I could be wrong.... lol

 

[pinkchick]

Quote:

Okay, sorry, didn't see the rest of the photos when I had responded to you query the first time. I am going to go back and find the post and look again. The breed is a work in progress and I still cull very hard and I cull alot.

 

[DMRippy]

Quote: x2 the 3rd one I am not sure.

 

[stoopid]

I have girls with feathers on the middle toes....

 

[pinkchick]

#1 and #3 are cockerels and #2 is a pullet.

x2 the 3rd one I am not sure.

 

[DMRippy]

Like was said, that is one battle I can fight easy. I cull all with middle toes and clean legs. I will keep some without feathers on the outer toe, but they may go when they start laying. If they are roos they just go this year.

 

[pinkchick]

I have girls with feathers on the middle toes....

I get females with a stub on the middle toe. I don't get middle toe feathered birds often, but I do get them and I cull them. I do not breed birds with feathers on the middle toe..period....it will pass on. I don't even have birds here with stubs on the middle toe and they still pop up in my hatches from time to time.

 

[pinkchick]

Like was said, that is one battle I can fight easy. I cull all with middle toes and clean legs. I will keep some without feathers on the outer toe, but they may go when they start laying. If they are roos they just go this year.

I will keep a bird with no feathers on the outer toe (and I do) before I keep a bird with the middle toe feather.

It's just a fine line and we decide which side of the line we want to fight from...but I do say, give me the middle toe feather anyday, I can deal with it.........BUT PLEASE don't give me the STUPID COMB!!!!!!!