Marans Thread - breed discussion & pictures are welcome!

[NCcitychicken]

If there are any marans breeders in central NC I am wanting a blue copper rooster with feather legs. I have a blue frizzle hen and a normal blue hen and need a good breeding quality roo so I can make lots of blue black and splash frizzle and normal marans. You don't see many frizzle marans and I'd like to use this gene I have. I would like as young a bird as possible but would buy a year old and just keep him at my dads until mine get old enough. PM me please. I'm having trouble finding one. Would consider paying for one to be shipped to me as well.

 

[MollyMalone]

Can anyone help identify which type of Maran chick I have? (And any insight re sex would be fantastic!)
I was told this chick is a maran but I've googled photos of maran chicks and my one doesn't look like any that I've seen. It has a mostly blue body, black wings and white chest. It has feathers on its legs and its little comb is more grey / black than red. Forgive my ignorance- these are my first chicks (the first of many, no doubt ).
Here it is:

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[NCcitychicken]

Looks like a blue marans roo to me. You wanna sell him?

 

[MollyMalone]

Looks like a blue marans roo to me. You wanna sell him?

If it's a roo you can have him
From week one he has been strutting around, head held high, chest bumping all the others and 'claiming' the dust bath for himself

He's also the first to come to me and goes nuts for a blueberry
I'm trying not to get too attached as I think I've ended up with several roosters

 

[NCcitychicken]

Haha. He might be a pretty one you might wanna keep him. If you were in my state I'd probably come get him

 

[gootziecat]

Can some one tell me how to keep the good red color on the red/gold cuckoo variety? Thanks.

 

[3riverschick]

Posting to all Marans threads. Seeking a high quality pure Fugate Cuckoo Marans studcock to head flock of same. Must be virile and gentle with hens and people. From dark egg laying dam. 2-3 yrs. Old ok. Need clean shanks. This is for a very good friend of mine. Please reply to [email protected] Please feel free to send this email around the net.
Thanks,
Karen

 

[SewCluck]

I posted these pics of my "BR" chicks in the BR thread and someone mentioned they are Cuckoo Marans and not BRs. I purchased them from a local feed store. Not sure how old they are....anywhere from 3-4 weeks I would guess.

What do you guys think?

 

[Bantambird]

At that age, the noticeable difference between the two breeds are the legs. Yellow legs are barred rocks. Pink legs Cuckoo Marans.

 

[Stokley]

I'm told these are French Black Copper Marans, do you agree?