Marans Thread - breed discussion & pictures are welcome!

[BarnGoddess01]

Which sex determines leg feathering on birds?

Both. Leg feathering is a combination of genes. Can come from one or both parents.

 

[BarnGoddess01]

Can I have feedback on my boy? He is 4 months old. I think I'm looking at Squirrel Tail. I wasn't sure what 'squirrel tail' was and then I saw the sweet tail on the boy that Pink Chick just re~homed and thought, CRUD! now that's what a tail should look like. Is Squirrel Tail a DQ? I thought I was told that it was. And... this boy is a real stinker with the ladies, he will breed ANYTHING with feathers.

The tail in that picture isn't squirrel. Squirrel is 90 degrees or more (vertical and beyond). 4 months is YOUNG. This boy probably still has a lot of developing to do.

 

[Debbi]

The tail in that picture isn't squirrel. Squirrel is 90 degrees or more (vertical and beyond). 4 months is YOUNG. This boy probably still has a lot of developing to do.

Yes, what Barb said. Those 2 tall sickle feathers will probably drop out too! His tail is not bad at all. At 4 months, the hormones are just kicking in, so he feels the need to chase the ladies. He will calm down in a few months or more. He does need to fill out much more, and from this pic, he may have a split breast?? Others will chime in on that, I'm sure. How does the back end of his comb look? It's kind of cut off in the pic. Otherwise, I think you should hold onto him, you are off to a waaaaay better start than I was!

 

[stoopid]

X3
<---- See my boy Clyde? When we were at NEPC, I asked Skip Pate to critique him.
First words out of his mouth were " I really like his tail set"

 

[flgardengirl]

I got 5 silver marans and 9 cuckoo marans from my hatch. Also had 2 EE eggs and they both hatched as well. There are still a few silver eggs in the bator. DH and I both swear we keep hearing peeps from the bator and no eggs are pipped. I've never heard them before peeping without having the egg pipped lol.

One of my silver marans is pure yellow. Two are very yellow with a greyish mix of feathers. Two are more very dark grey and have huge bright yellow marking on their heads and some lighter greyish markings on their backs. Most all of them have feathered shanks and outer toe. I think a few do not have the outer toe feathering but I will have to look again when I take pics.
I've got to get some pics but have been so busy the last two days and dead tired.. I've fallen asleep as soon as my head hit the pillow lol.

Most all of the regular cuckoos have feathered shanks

Yesterday morning about 6 am I heard lots of commotion in the back...chickens going crazy with their alarm sound, I run out there in my PJs and pink fuzzy slippers lol, and low and behold catch a large fox in the act of digging and trying to tear off the wire of the pen where I am keeping some 2 mos olds. OMG he was evil and he meant business too. I screamed because I didn't have any weapons on me at the time (dumb me) and I got close enough to him that I could have whacked him with a shovel if I had one in hand, lol. I guess he didn't hear me due to all the carrying on. You can see where he had dug around all 4 sides of the brooder and also ripped some of the roofing shingle off. When I screamed, the fox popped up and ran into the woods. Those babies sure were happy to see me and me them. I'm gonna have to set some traps!

 

[flgardengirl]

Red- laced -blue marans. lol!



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Very cute!

 

[flgardengirl]

Can I have feedback on my boy? He is 4 months old. I think I'm looking at Squirrel Tail. I wasn't sure what 'squirrel tail' was and then I saw the sweet tail on the boy that Pink Chick just re~homed and thought, CRUD! now that's what a tail should look like. Is Squirrel Tail a DQ? I thought I was told that it was. And... this boy is a real stinker with the ladies, he will breed ANYTHING with feathers.

I agree his tail is set nicely. I agree with Debbie that the sickles will probably fall off. He looks like he will be a big boy!

 

[Debbi]

I got 5 silver marans and 9 cuckoo marans from my hatch. Also had 2 EE eggs and they both hatched as well. There are still a few silver eggs in the bator. DH and I both swear we keep hearing peeps from the bator and no eggs are pipped. I've never heard them before peeping without having the egg pipped lol.

One of my silver marans is pure yellow. Two are very yellow with a greyish mix of feathers. Two are more very dark grey and have huge bright yellow marking on their heads and some lighter greyish markings on their backs. Most all of them have feathered shanks and outer toe. I think a few do not have the outer toe feathering but I will have to look again when I take pics.
I've got to get some pics but have been so busy the last two days and dead tired.. I've fallen asleep as soon as my head hit the pillow lol.

Most all of the regular cuckoos have feathered shanks

Yesterday morning about 6 am I heard lots of commotion in the back...chickens going crazy with their alarm sound, I run out there in my PJs and pink fuzzy slippers lol, and low and behold catch a large fox in the act of digging and trying to tear off the wire of the pen where I am keeping some 2 mos olds. OMG he was evil and he meant business too. I screamed because I didn't have any weapons on me at the time (dumb me) and I got close enough to him that I could have whacked him with a shovel if I had one in hand, lol. I guess he didn't hear me due to all the carrying on. You can see where he had dug around all 4 sides of the brooder and also ripped some of the roofing shingle off. When I screamed, the fox popped up and ran into the woods. Those babies sure were happy to see me and me them. I'm gonna have to set some traps!

Congrats!! You probably are hearing peeping! That just means they have pipped through to the air cell, but have yet to make a break in the shell! Hang on, you have more coming!!!

 

[slick4591]

He does need to fill out much more, and from this pic, he may have a split breast??

Debbi, are you getting that idea from the indention in his breast?

 

[stoopid]

Pink.... I got an e-mail from Grit Magazine, offering a discount to a Mother Earth News fair in June.
In Puyallup. Admission is $10., they claim a $20. discount with this notice.
I have your e-mail on my work computer, if you (or anyone else) is interested, I can forward it to you.
Let me know before I delete it, it's a bit far for me.....