Marans Thread - breed discussion & pictures are welcome!

[gilavina]

Vicki, Kim, and all. Finally filled up the Sportsman today so will have a few chicks in three weeks I hope. The fertility will be a little lower with the low temps. we have had,

Tada! That's good news. What all do you have in there? I'm hoping to get mine filled up in the next week or so, but will be a variety until the rest of my hens are all clear. I'm gonna shoot you a PM here in a few.

 

[choptank330]

It turns out I had three boys of the FBCM so I have to get rid of three and that leaves me with one hen. So today I went and picked up another girl

 

[choptank330]

 

[snowbird]

Tada! That's good news. What all do you have in there? I'm hoping to get mine filled up in the next week or so, but will be a variety until the rest of my hens are all clear. I'm gonna shoot you a PM here in a few.

Vicki, BC Marans, Welsummer, LF Polish, Blue Laced Red Wyandotte. LF Blue Cochins, Silv. Penciled Rock LF, RIR Bantams, White Rock Bantams, and White Wyandotte Bantams. Forgot Faverole Bantams.

 

[gilavina]

Vicki, BC Marans, Welsummer, LF Polish, Blue Laced Red Wyandotte. LF Blue Cochins, Silv. Penciled Rock LF, RIR Bantams, White Rock Bantams, and White Wyandotte Bantams. Forgot Faverole Bantams.

haha you have been filling it up! I look forward to seeing what you get! I think its going to be an exciting year this year in terms of breeding and hatching!

 

[Zanna]

Vicki, BC Marans, Welsummer, LF Polish, Blue Laced Red Wyandotte. LF Blue Cochins, Silv. Penciled Rock LF, RIR Bantams, White Rock Bantams, and White Wyandotte Bantams. Forgot Faverole Bantams.

Wow! I thought my plan of hatching approx. 275 BCM with my test mating of 11 pairs for the year was a venture

 

[gilavina]

Wow! I thought my plan of hatching approx. 275 BCM with my test mating of 11 pairs for the year was a venture

haha, I won't say how many usually get hatched here in a season...

 

[Zanna]

haha, I won't say how many usually get hatched here in a season...

Well, I did forget to mention my Delaware project, and my Welsummers and WL hatching for replacement layers........ Still, I can only imagine!!!

 

[Irishgirl]

When you get hens like this one I pictured it is time to go back to black for some deeper hues. I crossed her with black Copper to get the Cockerel I am showing this weekend.



-Nicol

Me personally, I like that color. I think it's really pretty.

 

[Irishgirl]

Wow! I thought my plan of hatching approx. 275 BCM with my test mating of 11 pairs for the year was a venture

That sounds good to me! My 'bator's been full since January!