Marans Thread - breed discussion & pictures are welcome!

[pinkchick]

Have a nice day everyone!

 

[shelleyb1969]

Come on folks...let the discussions continue. PLEASE!!!! My brain is yearning for more knowledge!

 

[Wynette]

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She said "yearning" folks - we best get on it!

 

[Organics North]

Just for the record:
I love learning about the proposed standard... I crave the Constructive criticism of birds.

In my opinion there are plenty of places to go if I want to hear "oh what a pretty bird" FEW places I can go to get constructive criticism.

I thank all of you for your honesty and effort. (Which it take a lot of to critique a bird.)

ON

 

[Wynette]

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DITTO.

 

[Lotsapaints]

Darth I'm sorry you feel that way if you can't say something nice......I enjoy Don's comments and Walt's they show I don't a different point of view for looking at my pretty imperfect birds

Here's an old picture of my Golden's bad comb it looks the same just larger now

I have to start with what I have....these are my Silver Cuckoo eggs I put them in the incubator last night for my turkeys to have company I hatched one from the pen and it did get feathered shanks so I'm hoping for more

 

[snowbird]

Hey all, Later today after I do a little work will be back and start going over the Wheaten Standard in America. If you have comments or questions please post. We have had several people asking for wheaten info so lets give it to them. Don

 

[kathyinmo]

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I read to use light colored egg-laying hens to test how the Marans roosters will effect egg color. I planned to use my extra Wyandotte pullets. Has anyone else tried it?

Yes....I test my roosters over light colored egg laying hens, it works great. I was using my Barred Rocks and Buff Orps., but will now have to switch it up with a couple of my Black Sex-links and (KATHYINMO cover your ears, you can't hear this...

)my Delawares as I cleaned house and gave away many many birds that were over 3 years old the other day and my old tester birds were included.

 

[Lotsapaints]

Good morning Pink

Those Delaware genes are strong when you get some raised up I wanna see em..one of my Cuckoos went visiting in the Delaware pen those guys thought that "French girl" was something special

I had to go get her out. I guess she's ready to be test bred to the only white roo I have a White Rock I need to find out if she has a recessive white gene along with several others.

 

[Wynette]

Kathy, LOVE that smiley! Boy, can I think of some instances.......oh, never mind.