Marans Thread - breed discussion & pictures are welcome!

[Arielle]

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Let me try again . . .

I get a few chicks this color from Granite (EE) on my mostly white EE hen. So I am trying to figure out if one of these chicks hopped into the hatching basket of OE or CM that I got from you.

I guess I should ask--can I get a white down with a few blk spots from your OE or CM??
From my Olive Eggers yes.... I have a White Olive Egger. Not from the cukoos. This chick is not from my eggs. I have only ever gotten 1 white from my Olive Eggers and I thought she was Dominate white too. What color are the legs.... that should tell you something.... if not you will find out something when she lays.... if a pullet.
I thought she was a jumper so I tossed her in with the EE and FBCM to keep my head straight Will see if I can identify her. I may never know.

Hope you get your chick ID'd.

 

[kahlua]

I found my first marans egg today! From my BCM pullet...lightened a little by the flash...I think it's between a 4 and 5 on the egg chart in person...

 

[blackbirds13]

Congrats kahlua!

I asked this question on the Black Copper thread but trying to get a consensus. Should I cull my BCM chicks for that middle toe feather now? Theyare just under a week old - born about Mon-Tues this past week (some were shipped as day olds and some I hatched myself). There's only a few of them in there with that issue so should I just cull them now? I kept one Blue Copper hen last year that i hoped would shed the feathers but it never happened (wishful thinking on my part) but she was just so large - the biggest of all my pulllets and with the most copper on her collar. OR Should I hold on to them and see how they grow out for other isses like size, type and color?

 

[Arielle]

Middle toe feather is only a fault, NOT a DQ. You may have other things that are a higher priority than the middle toe feathering.very light feathering is also a fault, medium feathering is the goal.

 

[gilavina]

So....its finally happened! One of my black birchen girls laid an egg! Granted, for a Marans egg its not a wower, but for a first egg its not bad and has lots of dark spots. I'm sure not gonna complain about it esp from a birchen!



A bit lighter in direct light, but still not gonna complain! haha

 

[gilavina]

I tried getting more shots of the younger cockerels, but with as warm as it is and chasing them around I was afraid they were going to overheat, so instead I took some update shots for those of you that saw pics of my black copper and blue copper boys a couple weeks back over email, well...this is two weeks later. I can't believe how much they've grown! Mr Tailless Wonder (the blue) is even growing a little tail back! Yay!
I'm loving their color!









him and his only white feather on his foot.

 

[gilavina]

Oh...and I'm gonna keep trying for more pics of the youngsters Debbi...just gotta go to work in a while and have truck day Monday, so I'm hoping for Tuesday inbetween chores and gathering up all the birds I'm taking to the sale that night

 

[Arielle]

So....its finally happened! One of my black birchen girls laid an egg! Granted, for a Marans egg its not a wower, but for a first egg its not bad and has lots of dark spots. I'm sure not gonna complain about it esp from a birchen!

A bit lighter in direct light, but still not gonna complain! haha

Lovely egg!!!!

Which reminds me, how do I get an egg color card?

 

[buckabucka]

I tried to hatch some shipped Marans eggs, and only one hatched. It appears to be blue, and a pullet, correct? "She" is 7 weeks old in the photo. Thanks for any feedback!

 

[Bangarang64]

I tried to hatch some shipped Marans eggs, and only one hatched. It appears to be blue, and a pullet, correct? "She" is 7 weeks old in the photo. Thanks for any feedback!

Very nice!
Is she friendly?