Marans Thread - breed discussion & pictures are welcome!

[ChickCrazed]

My 2 cents. I think the one in question is a cock too.

Oh man! not what I want to hear!!!! You think it is just a super slow developer?

 

[ellymayRans]

Oh man! not what I want to hear!!!! You think it is just a super slow developer?

Funny how us who can't seem to get good numbers are always in need of more Roos! I had 1 decent boy of 3 and lost 2 to predators. ..of course leaving me with my less desirable. Yes I think he's just developing a bit behind the other. Wattles seem to be pinking up in the pic but keep us posted. Usually so easy to point them out but every once in a while you'll have that one.

 

[Ihilani Coffee]

wOw...I shipped Marans eggs to Florida from Oregon and she is having an 85% hatch rate so far! Why doesn't this happen for me on shipped eggs? Oh yeah...someone else shipped them.

 

[mikefields]

I have had a terrible hatch ratio! Seven eggs out of seven to hatch, the only problem is five were roos! Oh, guess i'll give it another try first of March.

 

[SilkiesForEver]

I have had a terrible hatch ratio! Seven eggs out of seven to hatch, the only problem is five were roos! Oh, guess i'll give it another try first of March.

Sounds like my hatches!

 

[BCMaraniac]

I have had a terrible hatch ratio! Seven eggs out of seven to hatch, the only problem is five were roos! Oh, guess i'll give it another try first of March.

I know this is a controversial subject and it is not my intention to begin a conflict, but this is why I learned to caponize. Marans are very tasty meat birds.

 

[Ihilani Coffee]

I know this is a controversial subject and it is not my intention to begin a conflict, but this is why I learned to caponize. Marans are very tasty meat birds.

Eating birds is controversial, or caponizing? Where do I learn more?

 

[BCMaraniac]

Eating birds is controversial, or caponizing? Where do I learn more?

Caponizing. Here is a link to a thread where you can learn a lot.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/675898/graphic-pics-of-my-day-learning-to-caponize

 

[desertmarcy]

Caponizing. Here is a link to a thread where you can learn a lot.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/675898/graphic-pics-of-my-day-learning-to-caponize

I would like to learn how to do this, and know some other people who would, as well. Have you learned/done it successfully on a lot of birds, or are you just learning? I am curious how easy it would be to learn based on reading, pictures, video versus having an expert right there with you, showing you what to do. I am not into abusing birds and don't have anybody local I know of who can do this.

 

[Wynette]

I would like to learn how to do this, and know some other people who would, as well. Have you learned/done it successfully on a lot of birds, or are you just learning? I am curious how easy it would be to learn based on reading, pictures, video versus having an expert right there with you, showing you what to do. I am not into abusing birds and don't have anybody local I know of who can do this.

I'm on the exact same page. I would really love to be able to do this, but I would never want to try it without supervision of someone who already has done it a number of times, or watching an in-person caponization. Even then, I'm just not sure I would actually be able to bring myself to cut into a cockerel's body cavity without anesthesia...but, I really think it's an excellent idea, especially so for large, large fowl such as our Marans and (my) Jersey Giants.