Marans Thread - breed discussion & pictures are welcome!

[Hens and Roos]

Aww....that sucks...so sorry.

thanks the pullet was a neat color and would have been cool to see what color eggs were.

 

[Arielle]

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[Debbi]

Sorry to hear that Hens, it is never easy for sure.

We finally got a bit more rain, some more due tomorrow!

Still nowhere near enough, but it helped to drop the temps down to 88*! That's the coolest daytime temp we have had in a month or more!

Found a big cut worm on my tomato plant on the porch, so I picked him up and offered him to the Marans. They all freaked out!

Pip finally found the nerve and dove in on it with one peck, and killed the beastie. They all gave it a WIDE berth, so I threw it into the Silkie pen. Those little carnivores found it quite tasty and made short order of it! They may be fluffy, but they ain't sissies!!

 

[Cadeau]

Took some pics today of some of my young cockerels:

These are the 3 guys you saw exactly a month ago:
(I think they're in the same order)

Cockerel #1


His leg feathers are better than they were, but still not down the outer toe and not my normal street sweeper


Right now, not liking how abrubtly his tail leaves his back...and the fuzzies at the base of his tail

Cockerel #2
He's the youngest by a month




Cockerel #3




This guy is right in the middle - 2wks younger than #1, 2wks older than #2

He has street sweepers with no middle toe feathers or fuzz, like #2
He's hard to get a pic of b/c he likes to be in my lap!

I don't think I've posted this guy - he's out with my free rangers






What say ye?
My heart isn't set on any of them!

 

[Cadeau]

Sorry to hear that Hens, it is never easy for sure.

We finally got a bit more rain, some more due tomorrow!

Still nowhere near enough, but it helped to drop the temps down to 88*! That's the coolest daytime temp we have had in a month or more!

Found a big cut worm on my tomato plant on the porch, so I picked him up and offered him to the Marans. They all freaked out!

Pip finally found the nerve and dove in on it with one peck, and killed the beastie. They all gave it a WIDE berth, so I threw it into the Silkie pen. Those little carnivores found it quite tasty and made short order of it! They may be fluffy, but they ain't sissies!!

wimps!

 

[3riverschick]

3riverschick~

Hi Karen!

Black tailed Buffs.....you are familiar with them right? I have a question for you if you don't mind. Should the males have shafting in the breast feathers like that of a Welsummer hen, but slightly less noticeable?
My best friend has a male that popped up out of some eggs that we got near the beginning of the year and I am convinced he has Welsummer blood in him and she is convinced that he is a pure Black tailed Buff. All photos and information on them that I can find shows the males with a nice orangy rust colored chest with no shafting.

I will see if she can send me some photos so I can post them.

Thank you in advance.

no.no shafting in BTB. Are you sure it's Welsummer and not just an incidence of shafting in the bird itself?
Nuts,
Karen

 

[gilavina]

well...one birchen is working on hatching. I hope there ends up being a decent hatch and that they don't have too much trouble.

 

[laughingclown]

Morning everyone. I loved walking outside this morning for work and it being so much cooler than what it has been. Feels great. My birds Im sure will be happy as well.

 

[Debbi]

well...one birchen is working on hatching. I hope there ends up being a decent hatch and that they don't have too much trouble.

C'mon Birchen babies!!!!!!! Good luck lady, keep us posted!

 

[gilavina]

C'mon Birchen babies!!!!!!! Good luck lady, keep us posted!

I'm excited, but the fuzz I can see is dry already....so I don't know what to think. Seems lively enough, so I hope he can get out alright.