Marans Thread - breed discussion & pictures are welcome!

[chickendeal]

Yes the hens are from the same source....  

so i'm open to swapping a really nice birchen marans pullet for a nice BTB roo if anyone has one..  I just don't want to start over with a chick again..

on the bright side  i might be a good idea to get a roo from a different line since i am starting at the ground floor so to speak..

I have 6 black copper marans roos and 4 blue copper roos and one extra splash marans

 

[pawtraitart]

Yes the hens are from the same source....

so i'm open to swapping a really nice birchen marans pullet for a nice BTB roo if anyone has one.. I just don't want to start over with a chick again..

on the bright side i might be a good idea to get a roo from a different line since i am starting at the ground floor so to speak..

Bev Davis might have an extra BTB cockeral. Whatever you get, just make sure that they hatched out golden and not wildtype.

 

[chickendeal]

My black copper and blue coppers are bev davis fyi

 

[gilavina]

Yes the hens are from the same source....

so i'm open to swapping a really nice birchen marans pullet for a nice BTB roo if anyone has one.. I just don't want to start over with a chick again..

on the bright side i might be a good idea to get a roo from a different line since i am starting at the ground floor so to speak..

I agree, it is good to take these steps at the beginning.

 

[gilavina]

So, just was getting the chicks all sorted food and water wise before I head off to work, and at 12 days old.....I have a crower. Plain as day, that's exactly what the turd is doing. I sure hope this weather turns quick so I can get them in grow out pens outdoors.

 

[Runawaylobster]

Bev Davis might have an extra BTB cockeral. Whatever you get, just make sure that they hatched out golden and not wildtype.

I agree, it is good to take these steps at the beginning.

Thanks very much for the advice and support, without this great group on here I would be totally lost. I will check with Bev Davis because she is only about 100 miles or so from me but actually my roo may have originated from her, because i got them from a breeder in Loxahatchee and i believe he got birds from her..

Poor Harold .... and he was such a nice boy..

 

[Runawaylobster]

So, just was getting the chicks all sorted food and water wise before I head off to work, and at 12 days old.....I have a crower. Plain as day, that's exactly what the turd is doing. I sure hope this weather turns quick so I can get them in grow out pens outdoors.

oh wow... that is so early!!! maybe it's a sign he will be a good roo when he grows up ...

 

[gilavina]

Ha

oh wow... that is so early!!!  maybe it's a sign he will be a good roo when he grows up ...

haha that or else he's ornery and tryin to make me crazy already haha. Really tho, it was pretty funny watching him try to puff up his chest and take the crow stance

 

[jajeanpierre]

I am very new to chickens--my oldest are only 5 weeks old. I have some French Black Copper Marans chicks ordered to come this summer. I'm interested in breeding one or two breeds. I have a background in breeding show dogs and racehorses, so breeding is sort of part of my identity. That said, I know absolutely nothing about breeding or showing chickens. I intend to exhibit chickens as well. Where do I start to learn what a good Maran type is? When do I start looking at these chicks to judge their quality? Thanks. Janet

 

[Ray from PA]

So, just was getting the chicks all sorted food and water wise before I head off to work, and at 12 days old.....I have a crower. Plain as day, that's exactly what the turd is doing. I sure hope this weather turns quick so I can get them in grow out pens outdoors.

Hmm,,, could it be that little guy that was so assertive at a day or 2 after hatch that you talked about ????