Marans Thread - breed discussion & pictures are welcome!

[DeannaA]

Everyone is fine I checked them over and luckly no injures.

From what I have been reading I think to get the silkied look, they'd have to have it from both sides. I bet the Cochin mixes will make a beautiful ball of fluff.

 

[maran man]

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From what I have been reading I think to get the silkied look, they'd have to have it from both sides.  I bet the Cochin mixes will make a beautiful ball of fluff.

I'm hoping the Cochin mixes keep a lot of color so I can get pure frizzled FBCM later on after some work.

 

[Ihilani Coffee]

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I'm hoping the Cochin mixes keep a lot of color so I can get pure frizzled FBCM later on after some work.

They won't be pure Marans in any conceivable future once mixed.

 

[DeannaA]

They won't be pure Marans in any conceivable future once mixed.

Obviously, I doubt anyone thought they would be.

 

[Ihilani Coffee]

Obviously, I doubt anyone thought they would be.

Don't ASSume.

"I'm hoping the Cochin mixes keep a lot of color so I can get pure frizzled FBCM later on after some work."

 

[DMRippy]

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Quote: I think that is what they want..... that is going to be a lot of work since cochins look nothing like a Marans. Years and Years of work. Frizzled anything never appealed to me.

I was going to start a Marans project and one LITTLE thing.... yellow legs put a stop to that. Just too hard to get that out of the birds... more work than I have time for anyway. I would have had a lot less work on getting type back from my cross..... I just can't imagine how hard it is going to be to get type back from a cochin.....

 

[lawatt]

two day old birchen marans chicks:


so cute!!

 

[maran man]

I'm just hoping that in time with work I can get the frizzle genes in the bloodline. Also it would take roughly 5 generations if I keep breeding back to a FBCM rooster.

 

[chrissyr]

two day old birchen marans chicks:


so cute!!

Pretty Babies!

 

[purpleponichic]

Prince Darrell my sexy BCM Roo~

He's just my backyard Roo, but I'd love to have an opinion on how he rates...