Marans Thread - breed discussion & pictures are welcome!

[mikeypalone]

. My blue birchen cockerel at seven months

 

[vebyrd36]

Very pretty, I gave one them away tonight to a neighbor about 10 miles to the South of me. VIVI

. My blue birchen cockerel at seven months

 

[mikeypalone]

Well,wish I had known that,he needs a buddy.

 

[TheCosmos]

I posted this in the other thread on birchen Marans but was so excited wanted to share here since there is more traffic..

The first chicks from my birchen rooster hatched last night and this morning. I am wanting to work on blue birchen, but I have a lot to learn about the genetics behind it.

The hen that produced these eggs is a splash. The eggs weren't super dark, but I am hoping over time I can darken them up.

My boy Hyperion. He is almost 9 months old..



The splash hen that laid the eggs, Dragonia - sorry not a great picture. She is about a year old.



And on to the babies.. There are 7 total. I didn't get pictures of all of them.. seemed to have missed one. I'm assuming they are supposed to be blue, but what color they have elsewhere is where I am lost. LOL

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Hatched them out with a Brinsea Mini Advanced with Auto-turning. 7 out of 7. Love that little thing.

Also wanted to add that all of the chicks have shank feathering. The rooster has heavier shank feathering than the hen, but it appears that all of the babies have a considerable amount visible already.

 

[vebyrd36]

I posted this in the other thread on birchen Marans but was so excited wanted to share here since there is more traffic..

The first chicks from my birchen rooster hatched last night and this morning. I am wanting to work on blue birchen, but I have a lot to learn about the genetics behind it.

The hen that produced these eggs is a splash. The eggs weren't super dark, but I am hoping over time I can darken them up.

My boy Hyperion. He is almost 9 months old..



The splash hen that laid the eggs, Dragonia - sorry not a great picture. She is about a year old.



And on to the babies.. There are 7 total. I didn't get pictures of all of them.. seemed to have missed one. I'm assuming they are supposed to be blue, but what color they have elsewhere is where I am lost. LOL

#1



#2


#3 & #5


#3


#4


Hatched them out with a Brinsea Mini Advanced with Auto-turning. 7 out of 7. Love that little thing.

Also wanted to add that all of the chicks have shank feathering. The rooster has heavier shank feathering than the hen, but it appears that all of the babies have a considerable amount visible already.

Very pretty birds. VIVI

 

[FromChictoChick]

Why kind of maran?
6.5weeks , dark feathered legs, should be female (sexed)

 

[DMRippy]

Why kind of maran?
6.5weeks , dark feathered legs, should be female (sexed)

Looks Female, but not a pure marans. She looks to have yellow on her legs and the coloring is wrong. All signs of a cross of some sort. My Olive eggers tend to have that coloring.

 

[Mr MKK FARMS]

. My blue birchen cockerel at seven months

Beautiful!!!!

 

[mikeypalone]

Thank you,I was wondering how many folks out there had silver/blue birchen females? These, it seems,are like finding those infamous hens teeth. I am trying to compare my babies to others,mine are 3 months old now and the birchen is really starting to fill in the hackle area. Would like to see some pics from others. Thanks

 

[vebyrd36]

 Beautiful!!!!

Very nice.

VIVI