Marans Thread - breed discussion & pictures are welcome!

[DMRippy]

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I couldn't remember if you kept them or not.

 

[gilavina]

I couldn't remember if you kept them or not.

I would have liked to, but I just felt like it would take away from the time I'd have to spend with the Coppers and Birchens, and my other projects. I also have my Ameraucanas to go soon, its just been so cold the lady wanting them, hasn't been able to have a chance to finish her pens, so they wait here. I might hold a pair, but more than likely not.

 

[DMRippy]

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I love to have blue eggs around sorry you are having to cull them too. But you know where to get more if you want them later.... your Uncle has them right?

 

[gilavina]

I love to have blue eggs around sorry you are having to cull them too. But you know where to get more if you want them later.... your Uncle has them right?

yeah, my uncle raises mostly Ameraucanas, so always have a source without trouble

 

[rmtrevizo1]

These are my wife black copper marans they are 5 to 6 months old haven't layed eggs yet.

 

[rmtrevizo1]

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[gilavina]

Here's a few more chicks from the same batch, 10 days old today. Some were not too happy about it, particularly the turd on the left of this photo, all I got in most of the photos was sqwauking and flapping wings.

another different blue, but from the same breeding.



a few black coppers

 

[Hens and Roos]

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[chickenlisa]

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I don't see a pic...but my BCm and BBS Marans didn't lay anyy eggs til late winter this year and I hatched them all last Spring. But wow, when they did start laying! The eggs are huge and so dark! I"m waiting on shade cards so I can tell how dark they are. ( I just sold 15 of the 19 chicks I hatched from those eggs and some OE eggs...

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I told the buyer he'd be happy with their eggs, once they start laying. He'll just need lots of patience til then...

Lisa

 

[ashandvine]

I was given a few oe eggs this weekend that were f1 eggs and they were a kacki color, not green at all, but a greyish beige?

Goose hatching ends with the most awesome little lovelies. (I have a pair of adult Pom Saddlebacks and a gifted Seb gosling 'wee wee weeing' at me right now.) I have learned just a slight flick of water is all, if any. Dry hatching seems best if you ask folks who have done this for years. I have yet to see a Marans here hatch. Waiting... waiting... yup, still waiting.

Love the pictures of the blues. I raise BBS Ams and the variety of blue is fun and curious at the same time.

Still waiting....