Marans Thread - breed discussion & pictures are welcome!

[Bantambird]

My Marans are slow to develop, but they get pretty big.

 

[luvmychickenz]

Now that I've had these pullets a couple days I'm thinking they're closer to 12 weeks than 16. Only slight coloring of the wattles, no other development. What do you think?

They're pretty big bodied, so I'm sure they aren't under 12 weeks, just not the 16 I was told, unless marans are very slow developers?

Welcome Amelia! We began with Marans starting off with a Blue Copper Marans full grown rooster and then ordered 3-12 week old pullets about 1 1/2 years ago. 1 has died since then. But we recently hatched 7 of our own Copper Marans the week of June 22 which makes them 8 weeks old this week and most are fully feathered and pretty big. It's hard to judge the size of yours without something to compare it to in order to give it perspective. I did see cage in background but wasn't able to judge well. I will try to get photos tomorrow and put against something of commonly recognizable size. Then you may be able to see if you think yours are 4 or 8 weeks older than mine. I hope you enjoy yours as much as we all enjoy ours.

 

[Bantambird]

here is one of my Birchen Marans hatched in April this spring.
It's a pullet.

 

[Amelia Egghart]

Welcome Amelia! We began with Marans starting off with a Blue Copper Marans full grown rooster and then ordered 3-12 week old pullets about 1 1/2 years ago. 1 has died since then. But we recently hatched 7 of our own Copper Marans the week of June 22 which makes them 8 weeks old this week and most are fully feathered and pretty big. It's hard to judge the size of yours without something to compare it to in order to give it perspective. I did see cage in background but wasn't able to judge well. I will try to get photos tomorrow and put against something of commonly recognizable size. Then you may be able to see if you think yours are 4 or 8 weeks older than mine. I hope you enjoy yours as much as we all enjoy ours.

Thanks! That'd be really helpful

 

[Kutley]

I'm pretty sure there are 3 little roosters in the bunch.

 

[chicken-whisperer]

Welcome

I have been raising Marans in Vista CA for 4 + years and enjoy helping out people bitten by the Marans bug.

 

[campheadgirl]

Beautiful egg color!!

 

[Kutley]

Wonderful ! I love mine. Only 4 wks but sweet. Still skittish. The speckled Sussex are pretty too. And my Amerecaunas

 

[AmandaMBG]

I'd put money on my cuckoo marans being my first layer. She started squating for me a week ago. She's my fav girl. Her names Marge

 

[Amelia Egghart]

Welcome I have been raising Marans in Vista CA for 4 + years and enjoy helping out people bitten by the Marans bug.

Oh man! I live like 10 minutes from you! More chickies! the dangers of chicken math