Marans Thread - breed discussion & pictures are welcome!

[snowbird]

Ok thank you for answering. Now to make sure we are discussing the right one. #5 is the one with the real bad thumbprint comb. Is this the one your refering to? I looked at the SOP again earier. (Not trying to argue here) Everything I read on the body and tail describes #1 under how I understand it. The tail on #5 is longer and not as refined as #1. When I look at the back view of #1 it is real nis. The SOP also says the body should be rectangular in shape which #1 has. #1 also has more leg feathering and has a feather or two on each outer toe. #5 has no outer toe feathering. So not arguing Im just making sure we are on the same page.

LC, That is the reason that I said the final decision should be yours. We all interpret the SOP different.

 

[laughingclown]

LC, That is the reason that I said the final decision should be yours. We all interpret the SOP different.

I Know. Just trying to see what you see. Thank you for helping me.

 

[MellowBird]

Why would you want to breed these together?? If you want Birchens, you do not want to add the red/gold color from the Black Coppers. You will end up with smutty coloring, gold and silver combined, and that is NOT what you want. For the Birchens, you want ONLY silver hackles in the females, and only silver in the hackles/saddles, and wing bows of the males; NO red or gold. Now if you are going for Black Coppers, then cross them, and breed back only the darker marked birds; but they will still carry the silver gene. More folks will chime in on this, I don't do the Birchens...yet.

That makes sense. I'll keep 'em goin the way they are! Thanks for your advice Debbi, I'm just trying to figure out what my next step is to get ready for next season.

 

[ChickenExtreme]

Yes you have one male and the balance are pullets. Hope you are aware that they are clean leg fowl and the Sop requires feather legs and toes.

Thanks, are Blue Coppers APA recognized yet ? A couple are lightly leg feathered

 

[varanisblack]

Well Mary got a big BCM girl yesterday to go with the two chicks she is "around 10 months to a year"
Introductions were interesting as we have a couple of mean hens that have been hindering the intergration of our mid sized Barred Rock and EE's.
Well the big girl was a sweet heart to the silkies and the younger birds but put the two big meanies in their place and appeared to take top hen spot.
We will see later today when we let them together again for more intergration how things go.
I have to intergrate the egg chickens so I can empty the pen for the Marans and the two little ones will eventualy be with the big girl "I hope I atleast got a pair out of the survivors!
She was laying but has stopped due to the heat we were told, so even if she is not worth breeding Mary has her dark eggs

any way here is the big girl.





Her comb is not the best but she has "I belive good leg feathering"
Not as nice as most i see here so should we leave her with the layers for the eggs or is she worth working with?
If she is worth working with what should we look for in a roo to attempt to correct her flaws?

 

[snowbird]

Thanks, are Blue Coppers APA recognized yet ? A couple are lightly leg feathered

I have not seen anything yet on when the Blue Copper will go up for approval. The Cuckoo are next and I believe someone poster a while back that the White most likely would be after that.

 

[ChickenExtreme]

I have not seen anything yet on when the Blue Copper will go up for approval. The Cuckoo are next and I believe someone poster a while back that the White most likely would be after that.

There's white marans? Wow, that is neat. Iv'e got a lot of learning.

 

[Blarneyeggs]

Odd that I intended to get opinions on this guy today, and here is talk of White Marans. This is my dried to the bottom of the incubator baby. The chicks are 8 weeks old now. Boy or Girl?? I've been told boy, but can't find saddle feathers. Am I in denial? You can tell me the truth, I can take it.

 

[Arielle]

Odd that I intended to get opinions on this guy today, and here is talk of White Marans. This is my dried to the bottom of the incubator baby. The chicks are 8 weeks old now. Boy or Girl?? I've been told boy, but can't find saddle feathers. Am I in denial? You can tell me the truth, I can take it.

THey are lovely!!

 

[BarnGoddess01]

Odd that I intended to get opinions on this guy today, and here is talk of White Marans. This is my dried to the bottom of the incubator baby. The chicks are 8 weeks old now. Boy or Girl?? I've been told boy, but can't find saddle feathers. Am I in denial? You can tell me the truth, I can take it.

That's a female ....