Marans Thread - breed discussion & pictures are welcome!

[DMRippy]

Hi

I am very happy with my Black Coppers... But I was looking at my Cuckoos and am torn between 3 Roos... hatched june 7th
Could I get some opinions:

Roo #1:
Plus... He has a great looking comb, good shape
Minus... clean leg, blue cuckoo instead of the black, carries his tail too high.




Roo#2
Plus:good comb, little bit darker than #1
Minus:no leg feathers, still light and carries his tail high, bit of a wobble in the front of the comb

#3
Plus: Dark Black Cuckoo, leg feather, just a bit beefier than the other two
Minus: comb, tail seem high on him too, just not quite as high as the other two...



Thanks All
Patricia

I can't tell anything from the pics, but if you want feathered legs, you need to use that roo. Feathered legs in Cuckoos are HARD to find.

 

[laughingclown]

So I got these eggs I hatched out a month ago from a relative that I got my other birds from. Both people I have gotten yellow legs out of them. One person is a member on here. Not happy. Now Im giving a couple of birds to a friend of mine to get rid of them. One more thing to deal with! Hopefully I dont see that stuff pop up in my birds.

 

[DMRippy]

So I got these eggs I hatched out a month ago from a relative that I got my other birds from. Both people I have gotten yellow legs out of them. One person is a member on here. Not happy. Now Im giving a couple of birds to a friend of mine to get rid of them. One more thing to deal with! Hopefully I dont see that stuff pop up in my birds.

Do keep in mind that yellow legs are recessive and may not be showing in their birds. IF the roo carries it and a hen... you will get yellow legs. I am not saying that is OK.... just saying they may not be AWARE of the issue. That is one reason I am not going to get any new birds. I trust the ones I have and I am done.

 

[gilavina]

I think all of us have gotten stock that we can't use when getting into Marans. The odds of it are far greater than getting stock with few flaws unfortunately because of indiscriminate breeding and because they are so new to this country. It is frustrating and hard to deal with sometimes, but it certainly helps in the decision making process whether to stick it out for the long haul or not.

 

[ChickenExtreme]

Hi

I am very happy with my Black Coppers... But I was looking at my Cuckoos and am torn between 3 Roos... hatched june 7th
Could I get some opinions:

Roo #1:
Plus... He has a great looking comb, good shape
Minus... clean leg, blue cuckoo instead of the black, carries his tail too high.




Roo#2
Plus:good comb, little bit darker than #1
Minus:no leg feathers, still light and carries his tail high, bit of a wobble in the front of the comb

#3
Plus: Dark Black Cuckoo, leg feather, just a bit beefier than the other two
Minus: comb, tail seem high on him too, just not quite as high as the other two...



Thanks All
Patricia

Nice though

 

[15littlem]

Does anyone here know the actual website for Cottage Hill? I've looked all over and it keeps sending me to people whose marans come from CH stock.

 

[laughingclown]

Do keep in mind that yellow legs are recessive and may not be showing in their birds. IF the roo carries it and a hen... you will get yellow legs. I am not saying that is OK.... just saying they may not be AWARE of the issue. That is one reason I am not going to get any new birds. I trust the ones I have and I am done.

Yeah but look at it like this. I know these 2 breeders pump out the chicks and eggs to sell them. Also they raise birds for themselves. That being said, there is no way that they cannot know that these flaws are in their birds. It is totally uncalled for and misleading. When I get rid of my chicks I tell customers exactly why Im culling them. I just don't understand why people feel the need to be dishonest.

 

[puglady]

Does anyone here know the actual website for Cottage Hill? I've looked all over and it keeps sending me to people whose marans come from CH stock.

I got the following from googling Cottage Hill Poultry Farm.
"[FONT=Garamond, Times, Serif]Mr. Ron Presley passed the original flock of Cottage Hill Black Coppers on to Buddy Henry in 2008. Mr. Henry then passed the birds on to Mr. Tommy White of W Bar T Farm in 2010. Unfortunately, predators destroyed the original breeding flock at Mr. White's farm.[/FONT]"
It looks like there are a few from the original strain existing however Cottage Hill itself no longer exists.

 

[Raven1]

Do keep in mind that yellow legs are recessive and may not be showing in their birds.  IF the roo carries it and a hen... you will get yellow legs.  I am not saying that is OK.... just saying they may not be AWARE of the issue.  That is one reason I am not going to get any new birds.  I trust the ones I have and I am done.

I bred the same birds for 2 years before I found a yellow legged bird and I am now working hard at removing the culprits. So sometimes the breeder may not know. I don't know about your case but this is mine.

 

[Keara]

I bred the same birds for 2 years before I found a yellow legged bird and I am now working hard at removing the culprits. So sometimes the breeder may not know. I don't know about your case but this is mine.

Me too! But the birds are otherwise good so I am moving forward to remove the recessive carriers of the yellow foot trait. I have also noticed the some young birds look slightly yellow footed from about 3 -8 weeks of age and then look normal. When plucking these birds for the table I see yellow tinge to the skin. I think the yellow recessive is still expressing but not noticable. I know that would make it not a recessive trait, but perhaps a dilution?

-Keara