Marans Thread - breed discussion & pictures are welcome!

[cleanheart]

Hello everybody, I live in south east Alabama and I bought my Black Marans from a local reputable breeder that I found out about in my dentists office. I have a rooster and a hen 1 1/2 years. She lays beautiful dark brown eggs. I'm saving her eggs to incubate. I also have 10 other hens, a olive easter egger who lays dark olive colored eggs, an Americana, she lays lighter green eggs, a silver laced wyndotte, she lays lighter beige eggs and the rest are golden buffs. They lay medium beige eggs. 12 chickens in all.

 

[bamadude]

Hello everybody, I live in south east Alabama and I bought my Black Marans from a local reputable breeder that I found out about in my dentists office. I have a rooster and a hen 1 1/2 years. She lays beautiful dark brown eggs. I'm saving her eggs to incubate. I also have 10 other hens, a olive easter egger who lays dark olive colored eggs, an Americana, she lays lighter green eggs, a silver laced wyndotte, she lays lighter beige eggs and the rest are golden buffs. They lay medium beige eggs. 12 chickens in all. 

Welcome from Dale County Alabama neighbor!
I live in Skipperville and have a few chickens too.
I have cuckoo, wheaten, and blue coppers....and 3 other chickens (chicken math). White houdans, polish, silkies, brahmas, cream legbars, blue isbars, splash isbars, to name a few

 

[DMRippy]

Oh, and which is a better hatchery Meyer or Murray McMurray?

LOL

 

[DMRippy]

I have 1 week old french black copper marans. I *think* I've got 1 rooster and 1 pullet. But either way here's some pictures of some..

I think this one is a boy. No tail feathers yet, comb is bigger than the others and gold starting to come in on his wings.



I think this one is the pullet. I also have 2 blue copper marans but didn't get pictures of them. I think they're both pullets too. Have tail feathers, small comb, and no copper in the wings.

I think you are correct!

 

[MrsDickey]

I think you are correct!

Wooooo!!! That's what I like to hear!!

 

[bamadude]

Mrs. Dickey: does your husband sell incubators? I could use a dickey bator

 

[MrsDickey]

Mrs. Dickey: does your husband sell incubators? I could use a dickey bator

No he doesnt. Probably a good thing too.. I already have enough chickens lol I would have so many more if he built incubators

 

[Forevermore5413]

Hello everybody, I live in south east Alabama and I bought my Black Marans from a local reputable breeder that I found out about in my dentists office. I have a rooster and a hen 1 1/2 years. She lays beautiful dark brown eggs. I'm saving her eggs to incubate. I also have 10 other hens, a olive easter egger who lays dark olive colored eggs, an Americana, she lays lighter green eggs, a silver laced wyndotte, she lays lighter beige eggs and the rest are golden buffs. They lay medium beige eggs. 12 chickens in all. 

Was her name Angie? If so that's where I got my Marans also.

 

[FridayYet]

Here are my 3-week old BCMs and their babysitter. I'm really hoping for two pullets out of the bunch so I can have some dark eggs. Two look very cockerelish, one is still looking like a pullet (the one in the back with her head down), but the one in the picture farthest to the left has got me wondering.

With my Orloffs I also have one little BCM but they are only a week and a half old, Of course, hoping she is a pullet too!

 

[scflock]

Here are my 3-week old BCMs and their babysitter. I'm really hoping for two pullets out of the bunch so I can have some dark eggs. Two look very cockerelish, one is still looking like a pullet (the one in the back with her head down), but the one in the picture farthest to the left has got me wondering.

With my Orloffs I also have one little BCM but they are only a week and a half old, Of course, hoping she is a pullet too!

I'm not the best at this, but my guess is 2 pullets and 2 cockerels.
The combs on the 2 closest to the waterer are pretty developed