Marans Thread - breed discussion & pictures are welcome!

[coolcanoechic]

Oh Goodness, I am not misunderstanding you at all. I guess I am trying to understand what exactly are good triats and bad traits with a BCM roo.

I'm not sure about the wing split. He is such a scardy cat when you go in the run that he just runs and hides behind the girls. I have other pictures I took. I'll have a look at them and see if it appears again.

 

[coolcanoechic]

Ok, more pics. I think it's kind of hard to tell. Hmmmm. Maybe it is split?

 

[Debbi]

It was his left wing that concerned me. Sometimes if they have just ruffled their feathers or have been startled, they will catch a feather so it makes it look split. That's why I said, pick him up and fan both wings open. That way, it will be obvious. Also if there is a gap, feel up towards the top of the gap and see if you can see or feel another feather just starting to come in. Glad you didn't think I was tearing him to shreds, I've been out in the sun too much today!

 

[dfdesigns]

Three week old Marans chicks... would love your opinions on gender!


Blue French Copper (who we of course named Nettie...) with some amazing leg feathering; I'm thinking cockerel:





A French Black Copper I've named Sprigs. Sprigs has pretty sparse leg feathering, and a fairly small comb. I hope pullet! (Sprigs is on the right; he/she was quite surprised by the camera and stood up very tall.) Bad pictures.




French Black Copper with great leg feathering and a smallish comb. I am calling this one Brioche.




And finally, my little Splash Cuckoo who almost didn't make it, who is the biggest ham of all...

 

[Peach2u]

Looks like boys to me all 3 have big legs. All 3 are standing tall chest out. That's my call I have been wrong with some late blooming boys or bigger than normal girls.

 

[clucking cuties]

I love the "tutu" on the little splash,

that is one of the cutest chicken pictures I have seen. I am new to Marans, but loving them. The girls seem to get tail feathers more quickly, so the second one looks girly to me

, but I am not real experienced with sexing them myself, just getting the hang of it.

Today we hatched six blue/blue splash. 3 look splash to me, and 3 look blue. They all came from nice dark eggs, but the three splash were the darkest eggs. I used one of the new babies for my avatar, and will try to post pictures of all later. Happy hatching

 

[DMRippy]

Three week old Marans chicks... would love your opinions on gender!


Blue French Copper (who we of course named Nettie...) with some amazing leg feathering; I'm thinking cockerel:





A French Black Copper I've named Sprigs. Sprigs has pretty sparse leg feathering, and a fairly small comb. I hope pullet! (Sprigs is on the right; he/she was quite surprised by the camera and stood up very tall.) Bad pictures.




French Black Copper with great leg feathering and a smallish comb. I am calling this one Brioche.




And finally, my little Splash Cuckoo who almost didn't make it, who is the biggest ham of all...

I am going to wait for the gender experts.... the cuckoo is a roo I think, no feathers. That first one... looks like he has feather boots on! WOW! I like that look myself!

 

[DMRippy]

As for the Marans chicks having issues.... I have never seen it. Mine outgrow the others quickly and I sometimes have to put them with the chicks a couple of weeks older.

I think good high protein feed is the key to healthy chicks.

 

[BackyardCoop]

Hi!

I'm a new Maran owner!
I have 8 new babies. They are all pure french cuckoo marans. She said some are copper and some are black, I got them from a local breeder.
Opinions? Roos, hens, healthy looking? I'm new at the fuzzy footed bird! But I love them!

 

[gilavina]

Hi!

I'm a new Maran owner!
I have 8 new babies. They are all pure french cuckoo marans. She said some are copper and some are black, I got them from a local breeder.
Opinions? Roos, hens, healthy looking? I'm new at the fuzzy footed bird! But I love them!

the breeder told you some of the cuckoos are black and some are copper?