Marans Thread - breed discussion & pictures are welcome!

[Jen-i]

I am new...and missed the bickering part :O) I keep varied breeds just for their healthy and pretty eggs. I have Black Marans and in a couple of weeks I will be getting some Blue Splash Marans. I am now a grandmother and have kept chickens since I was 6 years old... I just love everything about them..they are such beautiful birds - Gina

 

[OneMountainAcres]

I am new...and missed the bickering part :O)  I keep varied breeds just for their healthy and pretty eggs.  I have Black Marans and in a couple of weeks I will be getting some Blue Splash Marans.  I am now a grandmother and have kept chickens since I was 6 years old... I just love everything about them..they are such beautiful birds - Gina

Welcome! I also have a variety of breeds for pretty eggs I have black and blue copper marans, easter eggers, wyandottes and more. I'm still a newbie so anxiously awaiting my eggs

 

[tbmorgan]

Just wanted to share another one of my Marans chicks. He's one month old today, and from the same breeder that my chipmunk kids came from, but from a different pen (obviously! lol) I'm pretty much in love with this little guy, as he's just the sweetest little thing, and I think he's beautiful, but that's my uneducated biased Mama opinion! LOL!
His name is Sgt. Pepper. I am 99.9% sure he's a boy.






I'm sure he's not old enough yet to really evaluate for quality, but I sure hope he develops into a breeding-quality roo!

Katja

 

[DMRippy]

Just wanted to share another one of my Marans chicks. He's one month old today, and from the same breeder that my chipmunk kids came from, but from a different pen (obviously! lol) I'm pretty much in love with this little guy, as he's just the sweetest little thing, and I think he's beautiful, but that's my uneducated biased Mama opinion! LOL!
His name is Sgt. Pepper. I am 99.9% sure he's a boy.






I'm sure he's not old enough yet to really evaluate for quality, but I sure hope he develops into a breeding-quality roo!

Katja

Keep an eye on the color on his breast..... it should not be there.

 

[tbmorgan]

ok...see, these are the kinds of things I need to know/learn! He's safe for cuteness reasons...if he doesn't work out as a pure Marans, he will be a Papa in my olive egger program!

 

[Free2BMe2798]

....His name is Sgt. Pepper. I am 99.9% sure he's a boy. I'm sure he's not old enough yet to really evaluate for quality, but I sure hope he develops into a breeding-quality roo! Katja

Your boy is going to be very handsome. I wanted a good looking LF Blue Copper Marans roo like your Pepper, but it looks like I am growing a Velociraptor instead:

The poor thing is not going to be as majestic as I has hoped.

 

[jtbass2756]

Your boy is going to be very handsome. I wanted a good looking LF Blue Copper Marans roo like your Pepper, but it looks like I am growing a Velociraptor instead:






The poor thing is not going to be as majestic as I has hoped.

They can change so much so quickly, so don't give up on him! Kind of like the ugly duckling turning into an elegant swan....

 

[tbmorgan]

Awww, jtbass, your guy is cute! Several of mine currently look like little buzzards...Sgt. Pepper is by far the sexiest little guy in the brooder right now! LOL definitely don't give up!

 

[DMRippy]

Quote: All chickens got through that stage.... he will grow into a more majestic guy before long.

 

[OneMountainAcres]

Just wanted to share another one of my Marans chicks. He's one month old today, and from the same breeder that my chipmunk kids came from, but from a different pen (obviously! lol) I'm pretty much in love with this little guy, as he's just the sweetest little thing, and I think he's beautiful, but that's my uneducated biased Mama opinion! LOL! His name is Sgt. Pepper. I am 99.9% sure he's a boy. I'm sure he's not old enough yet to really evaluate for quality, but I sure hope he develops into a breeding-quality roo! Katja

I thought I was looking at my Blue! They look pretty similar Lol. He's in my avatar though my Blue is about 3 weeks older than your Sgt. Pepper.