Marans Thread - breed discussion & pictures are welcome!

[Dave C]

Just changed the leg ties on the 4 I marked from the very dark eggs for a Rooster.
3 Roosters to choose from I think

At 2 weeks there feathering up nicely.

 

[Flaisure]

Belle- 18 wks. She is the sweetest

 

[Dave C]

Very nice
Is she a Black Copper or Pure Black?

 

[Flaisure]

Very nice
Is she a Black Copper or Pure Black?

It's supposed to be a black Copper- but I don't see any Copper on her lol. Do they have pure black Marans?

 

[Dave C]

Yes you can get pure black, but here in the U.K. They are very rare.

 

[Flaisure]

Yes you can get pure black, but here in the U.K. They are very rare.

Good to know
Thank you

 

[Dave C]

At first terrible, but I realized that I had to set my trays in the bottom of my cabinet instead of at the top, it helped tremendously. Now I have 2 chickens and a turkey raising this year's batch of birchen Marans, 14 total currently. 10 are being raised by one standard English black orpington. The turkey hen has 3 chicks that she adores. Last hen managed to keep one, lost three to a maurading neighbor cat. They are over the hardest part now, going on three weeks old. We will see how they feather out.

How's the chicks coming on?

Well I hope...

 

[Bantambird]

Coco is doing a great job mothering them. We are into the dry season now, so the world has become Brown...
Marans are very good free rangers.
Edit: Coco needs to molt, badly!

 

[Freisian]

Dave C, I am needing some advice and hoping you may be able to help me, my cockerel is now crowing and growing and a gentleman, but his wings feathering is still finishing, he has wings that stick out a bit or look split, is this just whilst he is young and finishing his final adolescent moult?

 

[Freisian]

View attachment 1099226 View attachment 1099225 View attachment 1099224 Dave C, I am needing some advice and hoping you may be able to help me, my cockerel is now crowing and growing and a gentleman, but his wings feathering is still finishing, he has wings that stick out a bit or look split, is this just whilst he is young and finishing his final adolescent moult?

Actually they look more prominent from above