Marans Thread - breed discussion & pictures are welcome!

[cherylcohen]

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I'd love to do that, but I don't know if I have the room, I'd have to have them in separate pens correct... sorry to be so naive about all this

 

[Medicine Man]

Cheryl I'm no expert on Sussex, nor anything, but I think its more important with Marans to maintain pure lines due to the complicated natures of everything regarding them. But i also think that if you mix them, you get a mess for a time but then can be on to some amzing things.

 

[The Point]

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Mine came from Ohio

 

[shelleyd2008]

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These were nothing special, I don't even know which 'lines' they are. I got them from a member called bigredfeather, I traded quail eggs for them. I mainly wanted the dark eggs, no one in my area has these so they'd be good sellers

ETA: Also from Ohio. To my knowledge this person only had black coppers.

 

[geebs]

and bigredfeather is from ohio....hmmm...

 

[Wynette]

Cheryl, how I handle it since I also have limited room is that mine run together until I'm ready to breed; then, I have a separate pen that I do not regularly use - I pull out the ones I want to test breed with and put them in a separate pen. Kind of a pain, as you have to wait a full 3 weeks before they will be completely clear of any other roo they've been with, but it works for me.

 

[cherylcohen]

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ok got it

 

[geebs]

another way is to raise the roosters together and the hens together and pull out for mating... like a chicky chicky love shack!!!

Roos that are raised together..preferrably in a pen full of breakfast layers...so everyone is happy... works real good.

 

[The Point]

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These were nothing special, I don't even know which 'lines' they are. I got them from a member called bigredfeather, I traded quail eggs for them. I mainly wanted the dark eggs, no one in my area has these so they'd be good sellers

ETA: Also from Ohio. To my knowledge this person only had black coppers.

I checked it out, not the same person.

 

[pinkchick]

I have been asked to post some photos of the pullets from Greenfire Farms. They will be 5 months old on Dec. 14th.

This one has dark eyes, but IMO one of the best pullets out of the whole bunch. I love her copper. Darn the dark eyes. Excuse the funky feather, I was chasing the little escape artist so she's a little fluffed up in places from running through the underbrush.

This is the pullet that was favored most by Don and Geebs, the last time I put photos of them up. Will try to get a better photo of her, and she is the one snooping and clucking around in the nest box, along with the first pullet with dark eyes.

and a blue just for fun