Marans Thread - breed discussion & pictures are welcome!

[snowbird]

They are very nice, it's hard to achieve the perfect Marans. All the blue copper males I have seen at shows had a fair amount more copper. Do I want a rooster with none to little copper on the breast. And, if care to answer , at what age would you consider the color to be true, mine are only 4 months old and they have a long way to go but I don't want to sit on one that just won't make it.

I have never used one of the copper spotted breast males as a breeder. I just do not want to keep that many culls around as I like to fill my cages up with possibilitys. I would not cull for the Hackle and saddle feathers until 9- 12 months old. If you have the room and the young males are pretty good elsewhere I would hold onto what I could cage.

 

[pinkchick]

I quit looking at your Blue Copper pictures as they made me kinda sick.

Don's got jokes!

 

[gilavina]

I quit looking at your Blue Copper pictures as they made me kinda sick.

haha

Better not look at my Facebook or on here once I get into hatching season as they are going to get some major attention this year in terms of hatching season!

 

[mikeypalone]

I have plenty of room,but I would rather not feed him if he just won't make it. I have one with lots of color in the breast and shoulder area and I don't think he will make a breeder for my program. It's the same ole problem we all face,do I or don't I ? I'm at the age that I need to jump ahead but not if it sets me back. There are lots of opinions on here but some things are concrete,like type and leg color,comb points,just to name a few. I use a lot of the info from here every day when I'm out there with them. I mainly have blue and blue birchen but have decided to try a few more varieties this year. And by the way,I do value all the info that's here. Even if I make the wrong decision it was an informed wrong decision.

 

[snowbird]

haha

Better not look at my Facebook or on here once I get into hatching season as they are going to get some major attention this year in terms of hatching season!

Vicki, soon as I get some to set and hatch I plan on setting up a photo page on facebook.

 

[pinkchick]

Vicki, soon as I get some to set and hatch I plan on setting up a photo page on facebook.

Be sure to find me when you get on facebook Don so that I can follow your Blue Copper page.

 

[heath_elisha]

Be sure to find me when you get on facebook Don so that I can follow your Blue Copper page.

X2!!

 

[gilavina]

Vicki, soon as I get some to set and hatch I plan on setting up a photo page on facebook.

sounds great! will it be an album within your existing FB account or entirely separate? If its separate, be sure to send me a friend link so I can follow. I tried getting some more shots today, but its just so windy and cold...I would say with windchill its in the single digits or negatives at this point. I can only handle about 5 to 10 minutes before I have to come in and warm up again.

 

[snowbird]

sounds great! will it be an album within your existing FB account or entirely separate? If its separate, be sure to send me a friend link so I can follow. I tried getting some more shots today, but its just so windy and cold...I would say with windchill its in the single digits or negatives at this point. I can only handle about 5 to 10 minutes before I have to come in and warm up again.

Vicki, I have not thought about how but will let you know if it is just regular face. I have asked Tannis to check out the Blue Copper thread as I know she has Blue coppers and some Black copper from my yard.

 

[gilavina]

Vicki, I have not thought about how but will let you know if it is just regular face. I have asked Tannis to check out the Blue Copper thread as I know she has Blue coppers and some Black copper from my yard.

There's a blue copper thread? on here? Where have I been?