Marans Thread - breed discussion & pictures are welcome!

[jonsccm]

Got my first BCMs!! My daughter loves them!

 

[Runawaylobster]

I want solid blues too, not blue copper, but I realize those are going to be hard to come by. I'm thinking about trying to make my own.

i just saw this, i looked at the pics and they are hard to see but maybe there is no blue leakage??

http://www.sawmillchickenfarm.com/Marans_Blue_Black_Splash.php

 

[carriebain]

Luvinbluechickens has some nice blue marans

 

[thewxgrl]

Hi all second time posting so please be gentle

Anyway, just curious if anyone can confirm

[/IMG][/IMG]that my lil man Brutus is a maran

 

[DMRippy]

Hi all

second time posting so please be gentle

Anyway, just curious if anyone can confirm

[/URL]that my lil man Brutus is a maran

I don't think so. He looks a little gamey to be a marans. He is not a normal color, eyes are too dark and no feathered legs to be a Marans...... was that gentle enough?

 

[JackieandChicks]

Hi All,

Got these chicks that were supposed to be all BCM's but I think there are some other types...any help identifying will be great. I know they are purebreds just not sure what...

 

[DMRippy]

Hi All,

Got these chicks that were supposed to be all BCM's but I think there are some other types...any help identifying will be great. I know they are purebreds just not sure what...

Hi All,

Got these chicks that were supposed to be all BCM's but I think there are some other types...any help identifying will be great. I know they are purebreds just not sure what...

I can't enlarge the pics to see them. I do see some odd feathers like a d'Uccle has but I can't see anything else from those pics sorry.

 

[tbmorgan]

Ok, here comes the group photo shoot of my 3 chipmunk chicks at 3 1/2 weeks old. Trying to find out if they are indeed Golden Salmons. They all came from eggs from a pure BCM pen. I have only seen pics of the GSM's as newborn chicks on the Aussie website, and mine looked just like that, but I have no idea what they are supposed to look like once they start feathering in. So...please chime in here, all you experienced Marans people!

Side note: taking pics of 3 babies on the couch was....interesting. The one with the most leg feathering is also the most mellow. The medium-feathered one is a little more wound up, and the one with one lone feather on each leg was a complete spaz, and also screamed bloody murder the whole time. I think it's been hanging out with my Polish chicks! LOL








Thanks in advance for your assessment/opinions! I'm new to Marans and trying to learn all I can!

Katja

 

[JackieandChicks]

Try these. I added the last one who I think is the cochin...the man I got them from had all his chicks in one bin and seemed to be not 100% sure on what he was selling me....and I might have gotten them mixed up too...

 

[DMRippy]

Try these. I added the last one who I think is the cochin...the man I got them from had all his chicks in one bin and seemed to be not 100% sure on what he was selling me....and I might have gotten them mixed up too...

The three in the middle are NOT Marans. I don't know on the others. Leg feathering is not right on the last one. The top one MIGHT be a Marans.... but who knows.