Marans Thread - breed discussion & pictures are welcome!

[DMRippy]

I'm thinking of starting a little layer flock again. She and a couple others can go into it and my little Birchen cockerel can keep them busy.

Just a question, I am still learning genetics here. I think the silver is sex linked trait. The gold is not right? So if you hatched from these the roos would get the silver and the gold gene and the pullets just the gold??????? Just asking, not breeding the two REALLY

 

[Wynette]

COB?

Crud, I'm sorry....still "at work" - COB = close of business.

 

[gilavina]

Crud, I'm sorry....still "at work" - COB = close of business.

haha, Kim got it right then!

 

[pinkchick]

Elisha~ If he is junk....don't waste feed on him for too long. The mossy girl must have been maybe from Bad Betty or her BC half sister, both of which I have since culled. I wouldn't be surprised if you use her strictly for a layer.
Would love to see the blue gal in couple more months.

 

[Wynette]

no problem lady... kinda frustrating that there are no clear write ups available for future proposed standards so we can be working on them now eh? Like the cuckoos, or blue coppers or birchens...etc

I know the Birchen SOP is in the works - it's been written and is being discussed by the standards committee of the MCCUSA. There are others being worked on as well (in fact, I've been working on one for the club myself). I think the goal is to at least get drafts up & available very soon.

 

[pinkchick]

haha, Kim got it right then! 

It doesn't happen very often.

 

[Wynette]

Click "multi" on EACH POST you wish to quote in your ONE reply, and then in the last post you clicked "multi" click the regular "reply" (so in the last one you quote, you'll be clicking "multi" and then "reply" from the same post).

 

[gilavina]

I know the Birchen SOP is in the works - it's been written and is being discussed by the standards committee of the MCCUSA. There are others being worked on as well (in fact, I've been working on one for the club myself). I think the goal is to at least get drafts up & available very soon.

That is good to hear. I have been contacted by so many people working on marans that want to have more info and to have a copy of the proposed standards for their birds so they can work towards better birds and the number one thing I hear is how confusing it all is and I can't argue much. If I hadn't been raised with the standards and know how the SOP works and etc, to know what a birchen in general should have, or etc, it would be hard.

I will look forward to seeing the proposals! I think it will make a huge difference in the work needing to be done before the qualifiers...particularly in the birchens as they need some major love haha.

 

[gilavina]

It doesn't happen very often.

 

[pinkchick]

Donna~ I was just going to ask someone to refresh my memory on the silver sex-linked thing. It would be quite the project.