Marans Thread - breed discussion & pictures are welcome!

[stickers]

I bought him as a day old so did not see egg he hatched from. His sister, behind him in last pic. lays decent eggs. He has a lot of color but my girls are quite dark with not much neck coppering so hoping to get some nice chicks out of him.

 

[stickers]

Thanks guys, havn't shown yet but would love to start.

 

[The Point]

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Thanks Debbi! I have to thank Wynette, for having such nice birds and going out of her way, to make sure I got the eggs safe and sound! THANK YOU WYNETTE!!!!!! Now I have to drag my butt to work, don't have too much fun without me!

 

[stickers]

Sorry i placed picture on text by mistake. Anyway Aussie I have had good feathering on chicks and am in Colorado.

 

[Debbi]

Nice boy, Stickers! He should color up your girls quite well!

 

[stickers]

Thanks Debbi, i sure hope so!

 

[Debbi]

The proposed color SOP for the Blue Copper hen is below. What's up with the "lemon"?????

Color of Female

Comb, Face, Wattles and Ear-Lobes: Bright red.
Beak: Dark horn.
Eyes: Reddish bay.
Shanks and Toes: Dark Slate, bottom of feet pinkish white.
Head: Lemon.
Neck: Hackle—Coppery orange, with a narrow blue stripe through the middle of each feather, terminating in a point near its lower extremity.
Front of neck—Blue with narrow lacing of coppery orange.
Back: Blue.
Tail: Blue.
Wings: Blue.
Breast: Upper breast, blue with narrow lacing of coppery orange.
Body and Stern: Blue.
Legs: Lower Thighs—Blue.
Shank and Toe Feathering—Blue.

 

[southerncomfortfarms]

Hey y'all I was just wondering if you all could tell me something!!!!! I know that the primary color of BCM's shanks should be black but I purchased two brothers from a friend, and their shanks are gold, and they are feathered. I was kind of thinking a cross with welsummer. I, however, did have my friend hatch out their offspring, on import hens, and they are mixed color shanks of gold toes and black legs..... I am lost.... should I cross out and make improvements........ HELP!!!!!!

Thanks Guys!!!!!

 

[Debbi]

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First off, the shanks on the BCMs should be "dark slate" in color, with the bottoms of the feet pinkish white. If you have yellow legs, they have been crossed with something. How old are the birds? Got any pics? If they are new borns, the legs may appear to have a yellowish cast to them for a few days.

Here is the link to the proposed COLOR standard for BCMs:

http://www.maransusa.org/varieties/brownredstandard.html

 

[snowbird]

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Easiest way to do this would be to cull and start over unless you are just after dark eggs. Don